Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery, Norwich

In its own words: "8:00 - Gates open for breakfast club 8:45 - Registration and gates close (official start of the school day) Break times and lunch times are staggered. All classes have one hour for lunch. 3:15 - School day ends"

In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 70% in Norfolk and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 82% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery as their first choice and 51 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery are Tuckswood Academy (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 63% reading, 57% maths); Lakenham Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 68% reading, 49% maths); Trowse Primary School (1 mile, Outstanding, 94% reading, 76% maths); and The Free School Norwich (1 mile, Good, 75% reading, 61% maths).

Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery is one of 18 schools run by Broad Horizons Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

40.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 57 pupils (26.4%) received SEN support and 17 (7.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 8 places, 5 pupils on roll.

Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery had 16 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Norwich Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mansfield Lane (opposite), 170 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 133 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Norfolk (28), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery issued 5 suspensions, 2.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery are Visiting Teacher Service Central (0.4 miles); Hewett Academy (0.4 miles); City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy (0.9 miles); and University Technical College Norfolk (0.9 miles).