Happisburgh Church of England Primary Academy
Primary school in Norwich, Norfolk. Requires improvement (Oct 2021).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 12 October 2021, report published 21 November 2021, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Happisburgh CofE VA Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Happisburgh Church of England Primary Academy hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around April 2024
The last inspection was in October 2021. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2027 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 2.5 milesEast Ruston Infant School & Nursery
Good (Nov 2023)
- 2.6 milesBacton Primary School
Good (Jul 2024)
- 3.6 milesStalham Infant School and Nursery
School remains Good (Jul 2023)
- 3.8 milesStalham Academy
School remains Good (Nov 2022)
- 4.4 milesSutton Church of England Infant Acdemy
Not inspected yet
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.