Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk, Norwich
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 10 months agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Pupils report feeling safe and cared for by staff members. The school maintains appropriate staffing levels during the school day. However, these positives are significantly undermined by serious failings in safeguarding oversight, educational quality, and leadership management that require urgent attention.
Key Strengths
- Pupils feel safe on school premises and have trusted adults they can turn to
- Staff are deployed appropriately during the school day with adequate coverage
- School has a safeguarding policy that reflects current statutory guidance
Areas for Improvement
- Safeguarding arrangements are not effective - serious concerns have not been reported to authorities and harmful behaviour has not been properly identified or acted upon
- Quality of education for pupils with SEND has declined significantly with weak assessment practices and poor curriculum delivery
- Staff recruitment and suitability checks have not followed statutory procedures, including missing medical fitness checks and section 128 checks
- Leadership is weak with high staff turnover, vacant key positions, and poor governance oversight
- Pupils' risk assessments are unclear and not consistently followed by staff
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is not effective - the proprietor has not ensured adequate arrangements with insufficient oversight, failures to report serious concerns to authorities, and multiple issues with how child-on-child abuse and harmful behaviour cases have been handled.
Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk is a special school for pupils aged 11-18 with social, emotional and mental health needs. This emergency inspection found the school does not meet independent school standards in multiple critical areas.
Fees (2025)
Day fee
£11,667/term
£35,000/yr
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
10 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Over capacity
20 pupils
20 capacity
0 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Norwich
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Admissions Demand - Norfolk
Places available
9,550
Applications
8,636
Got 1st preference
93.3%
Got preferred school
98.2%
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk
Notre Dame Preparatory School (Norwich) Limited
Recreation Road Infant School
Avenue Junior School
Nelson Infant School
Bignold Primary School and Nursery
Wensum Junior School
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Colman Infant School
The Free School Norwich
Colman Junior School
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