Tuckswood Academy, Norwich

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £3 per session.

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Tuckswood Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 57% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 70% in Norfolk and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 71% in reading and 63% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 18 families put Tuckswood Academy as their first choice and 34 named it as one of their preferences, for 18 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Tuckswood Academy are Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery (0.4 miles, Good, 89% reading, 86% maths); Lakenham Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 68% reading, 49% maths); Eaton Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 85% reading, 92% maths); and Bignold Primary School and Nursery (1.1 miles, Good, 68% reading, 68% maths).

Tuckswood Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Tuckswood Academy 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.

42 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Tuckswood Academy (as of September 2025): 79% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).

44.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 31 pupils (16.5%) received SEN support and 13 (6.9%) 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 autism.

Tuckswood Academy had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 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 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Robin Hood Road (opp 68), 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Tuckswood Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 111 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, Tuckswood Academy issued 39 suspensions, 18 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Tuckswood Academy are Visiting Teacher Service Central (under 0.1 miles); Hewett Academy (0.4 miles); City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy (0.5 miles); and University Technical College Norfolk (0.7 miles).