Bluebell Primary School
Norwich · Norfolk
BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 18 member schools: 13 primary schools, 3 secondary schools, 2 special schools. Local authorities: Norfolk. Regions: East of England. — from the BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST public record.
Bluebell Primary School is a primary academy in Norwich, Norfolk, part of BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Bluebell Primary School
- Address
- Lovelace Road
- Postcode
- NR4 7DS
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Parliamentary constituency
- Norwich South
- URN (official identifier)
- 147940
- Establishment number
- 3418
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- SEND provision
- Resourced provision
- Number of pupils
- 201
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 210
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Plowman
- Ofsted inspection
- Standards maintained · Inspected 29 Jan 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.bps-edu.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01603452196
- Date opened
- 1 Jul 2020
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Bluebell Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 201 | 116,774 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 49.8% | 23.7% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 10.4% | 15.3% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 14.4% | 6.8% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 28.9% | 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
5 published inspections for Bluebell Primary School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Standards maintained
Report published 9 Mar 2025
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Bluebell Primary School (URN 134942)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 26 May 2016
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Bluebell Primary School (URN 134942)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 6 Mar 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Bluebell Primary School (URN 134942)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- 8
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 3 Jul 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Bluebell Primary School (URN 134942)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 10 Nov 2008
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 Bluebell Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 8.6% | 5.3% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 25.3% | 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 Bluebell Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £148,800 for 96 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 51.1% | 25.1% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £791 | £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 Bluebell Primary School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 201 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Norfolk average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,927,000 £9,611 per pupil | £7,993 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £2,043,000 £10,190 per pupil | £7,586 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £675,000 £3,367 per pupil · 33.0% | £3,718 · 49.0% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £762,000 £3,800 per pupil · 37.3% | £1,523 · 20.1% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £29,000 £145 per pupil · 1.4% | £125 · 1.6% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £29,000 £145 per pupil · 1.4% | £101 · 1.3% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | −£116,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £0 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £8,796 per pupil, supply and agency £285 per pupil — spending up £1,393 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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