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Bluebell Primary School

Norwich · Norfolk

Primary Academy (converter)Part of BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST

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.

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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
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

2025/26This schoolNorfolkEngland
Pupils201116,7748,355,420
Eligible for free school meals49.8%23.7%26.5%
SEN support10.4%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.

  1. · Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools

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    Safeguarding is effective
    Yes
    Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
    Standards maintained

    Report published 9 Mar 2025

  2. · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

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    Inspected 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

  3. · S5 Inspection

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    Inspected 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

  4. · S5 Inspection

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    Inspected 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

  5. · S5 Inspection

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    Inspected 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 schoolNorfolkEngland
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 2026-27This schoolNorfolkEngland
Pupils eligible51.1%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.

Bluebell Primary School finances compared with averages, 2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return)
This schoolNorfolk 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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Lovelace Road, Norwich, NR4 7DS

01603452196

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