Bawdeswell Community Primary School
Dereham · Norfolk
SYNERGY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 15 member schools: 11 primary schools, 3 secondary schools, 1 all-through school. Local authorities: Norfolk. Regions: East of England. — from the SYNERGY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST public record.
Bawdeswell Community Primary School is a primary academy in Dereham, Norfolk, part of SYNERGY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Bawdeswell Community Primary School
- Address
- Foxley Road, Bawdeswell
- Postcode
- NR20 4RR
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- URN (official identifier)
- 143949
- Establishment number
- 2150
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 85
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 105
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- SYNERGY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Headteacher
- Ms Jennie Sage
- Ofsted inspection
- Good · Inspected 6 Feb 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.bawdeswellprimary.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01362688282
- Date opened
- 1 Feb 2017
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Bawdeswell Community Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 85 | 116,774 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 22.4% | 23.7% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 15.3% | 15.3% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 5.9% | 6.8% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 0.0% | 13.9% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
7 published inspections for Bawdeswell Community Primary School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 17 Mar 2024
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Report published 5 Feb 2020
· S5 Requires Improvement 1st Re-Inspection
Read reportInspected as Bawdeswell Community Primary School (URN 120785)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 14 May 2015
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Bawdeswell Community Primary School (URN 120785)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 7 Jun 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Bawdeswell Community Primary School (URN 120785)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 27 Apr 2009
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportInspected as Bawdeswell Community Primary School (URN 120785)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 23 May 2008
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Bawdeswell Community Primary School (URN 120785)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 14 Mar 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Bawdeswell Community Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 4.4% | 5.3% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 9.9% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Bawdeswell Community Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £38,750 for 25 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 27.8% | 25.1% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £431 | £334 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Bawdeswell Community Primary School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 90 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Norfolk average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £685,000 £7,611 per pupil | £7,993 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £657,000 £7,300 per pupil | £7,586 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £360,000 £4,000 per pupil · 54.8% | £3,718 · 49.0% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £127,000 £1,411 per pupil · 19.3% | £1,523 · 20.1% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £1,000 £11 per pupil · 0.2% | £125 · 1.6% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £1,000 £11 per pupil · 0.2% | £101 · 1.3% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £28,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £0 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £8,518 per pupil, supply and agency £47 per pupil — spending down £1,218 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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