St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey

South Norfolk · NR8 5AG

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 315 pupils, 8.5% FSM

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St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey

General Information

Address: Westend, Old Costessey, Norwich, NR8 5AG – View on map
Phone: 01603743317
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Miss Rachel Swindell
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

315 pupils out of 345 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 26
% eligible for free school meals: 8.5%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (more mixed than the South Norfolk average)
English as an additional language: 47% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 12.1% a year (South Norfolk 17.3%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 54% moved to another school, 46% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Norfolk: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 26 (0.4 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 12 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 5 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Norfolk (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 11.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 17.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Specific learning difficulty: 20 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 13 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 3 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 56% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 9% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 7 percentage points below the South Norfolk average (63%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 52% against an expected 69%)
3-year average (expected standard): 52%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 82% · Writing 62% · Maths 76% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 71%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 105
Based on: 45 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolSouth Norfolk averageEngland↗ Improving Up 8 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 7 percentage points below the South Norfolk average (63%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 32nd of 52 junior and primary schools in the area

=32Barford Primary School56%
=32Seething and Mundham Primary School56%
=32St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey56%
#36Costessey Primary School55%
=37Stoke Holy Cross Primary School52%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

=1Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham89%
=1Surlingham Primary School89%
#3Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School88%
#4The Bawburgh School86%
=5Cringleford CE VA Primary School83%
=5Saxlingham Nethergate CofE VC Primary School83%
#7Wreningham VC Primary School81%
#8Trowse Primary School76%
#9St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton75%
=10Bressingham Primary School73%
=10Earsham Church of England Primary Academy73%
=10Queen's Hill Primary School73%
#13Browick Road Primary and Nursery School71%
=14Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy70%
=14Wymondham College Prep School70%
#16Spooner Row Primary School69%
#17Aslacton Primary School67%
=18Brooke Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School65%
=18Mulbarton Primary School65%
#20Hempnall Primary School64%
#21Poringland Primary School63%
=22Dickleburgh Church of England Primary Academy (With Pre-School)62%
=22Hingham Primary School62%
=22Robert Kett Primary School62%
#25Little Melton Primary School61%
#26Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School60%
=27Morley Church of England Primary Academy59%
=27The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)59%
#29Hethersett VC Primary School58%
=30Newton Flotman Church of England Primary Academy57%
=30Scole Church of England Primary Academy57%
=32Alburgh With Denton Church of England Primary Academy56%
=32Barford Primary School56%
=32Seething and Mundham Primary School56%
=32St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey56%
#36Costessey Primary School55%
=37Stoke Holy Cross Primary School52%
=37Tasburgh Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School52%
=37Wicklewood Primary School and Nursery52%
#40Roydon Primary School51%
=41Diss Church of England Junior Academy50%
=41St Mary's Church of England Junior Academy50%
=41Woodton Primary School50%
#44Tacolneston Church of England Primary Academy47%
#45Ditchingham Church of England Primary Academy45%
#46Barnham Broom Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School44%
#47Thurton Primary School40%
=48Forncett St Peter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School33%
=48Thurlton Primary School33%
#50Ellingham VC Primary School30%
#51Bunwell Primary School25%
#52Carleton Rode Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School13%

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24th of 30 primary schools in South Norfolk for Ofsted rating

#22Saxlingham Nethergate CofE VC Primary SchoolGood
#23Seething and Mundham Primary SchoolGood
#24St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, CostesseyGood
#25St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, EastonGood
#26Stoke Holy Cross Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, WymondhamOutstanding
#2Little Melton Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Wymondham College Prep SchoolOutstanding
#4All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, WinfarthingGood
#5Bressingham Primary SchoolGood
#6Bunwell Primary SchoolGood
#7Carleton Rode Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#8Costessey Primary SchoolGood
#9Cringleford CE VA Primary SchoolGood
#10Ditchingham Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#11Ellingham VC Primary SchoolGood
#12Forncett St Peter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#13Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#14Hempnall Primary SchoolGood
#15Hethersett VC Primary SchoolGood
#16Hingham Primary SchoolGood
#17Mulbarton Primary SchoolGood
#18Poringland Primary SchoolGood
#19Queen's Hill Primary SchoolGood
#20Rockland St Mary Primary SchoolGood
#21Roydon Primary SchoolGood
#22Saxlingham Nethergate CofE VC Primary SchoolGood
#23Seething and Mundham Primary SchoolGood
#24St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, CostesseyGood
#25St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, EastonGood
#26Stoke Holy Cross Primary SchoolGood
#27Surlingham Primary SchoolGood
#28Tasburgh Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#29Thurlton Primary SchoolGood
#30Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,340 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

36th of 50 primary schools in South Norfolk for spending per pupil

#34Trowse Primary School£6,390
#35Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School£6,375
#36St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey£6,340
#37Hingham Primary School£6,328
#38Hethersett VC Primary School£6,319

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Glebeland Community Primary School£27,563
#2Ditchingham Church of England Primary Academy£22,986
#3All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing£20,971
#4Tivetshall Community Primary School£19,188
#5Cringleford Prep£18,913
#6Burston Community Primary School£17,520
#7Tacolneston Church of England Primary Academy£16,632
#8Woodton Primary School£10,088
#9Brooke Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School£10,082
#10Carleton Rode Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£9,797
#11Dickleburgh Church of England Primary Academy (With Pre-School)£9,791
#12Forncett St Peter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£9,461
#13Barnham Broom Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£8,920
#14The Bawburgh School£8,900
#15Barford Primary School£8,426
#16Surlingham Primary School£8,102
#17Tasburgh Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£8,020
#18Wicklewood Primary School and Nursery£7,989
#19Bunwell Primary School£7,769
#20Newton Flotman Church of England Primary Academy£7,756
#21Thurlton Primary School£7,591
#22Ellingham VC Primary School£7,549
#23Seething and Mundham Primary School£7,418
#24Thurton Primary School£7,413
#25Aslacton Primary School£7,273
#26Wreningham VC Primary School£7,096
#27Browick Road Primary and Nursery School£6,910
#28Spooner Row Primary School£6,692
#29Hempnall Primary School£6,634
#30Little Melton Primary School£6,622
#31Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham£6,463
#32Roydon Primary School£6,450
#33Stoke Holy Cross Primary School£6,418
#34Trowse Primary School£6,390
#35Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School£6,375
#36St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey£6,340
#37Hingham Primary School£6,328
#38Hethersett VC Primary School£6,319
#39Wymondham College Prep School£6,310
#40Poringland Primary School£6,279
#41Robert Kett Primary School£6,267
#42Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£6,217
#43Rockland St Mary Primary School£6,207
#44Bressingham Primary School£6,116
#45Alburgh With Denton Church of England Primary Academy£6,048
#46Costessey Primary School£5,947
#47Mulbarton Primary School£5,943
#48Cringleford CE VA Primary School£5,900
#49Queen's Hill Primary School£5,864
#50Pulham Church of England Primary Academy£1,358

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