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Bunwell Primary School
Context
Principal
Miss Emily Husbands
Cluster
Age range
3-11
Status
Academy Converter
Type
Primary & Nursery
DfE Number
2025
Contact details
Address
Bunwell Primary School
The Turnpike
Bunwell
Norwich
Norfolk
NR16 1SN
Telephone
01953-789318
Map
Areas
School & Community Zone
LA Area
West & Breckland
Diocese
Not Applicable
Councillor division
West Depwade
District
South Norfolk
Councillor
Ofsted
Ofsted outcome
Last inspection
22/11/2022
Pupil numbers
Number on Roll (May 2024)
94
Planned admission numbers (2024/25)
15
Planned admission numbers (2025/26)
15
Proposed Admission numbers (2026/27)
10
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SEND Provision
Mixed year groups
All
School visits
  • Open days
  • Individual visits
Transition support
  • Bespoke Transition package
  • Small group visits
  • Large group visits
  • Home visits
Facilities
  • Forest school / bushcraft
  • Sensory room
  • Inclusive before school provision
  • Inclusive after school provision
Therapeutic Offer
  • Therapeutic play
  • Lego/Block therapy
Mental health support
  • Mental Health Champion
Curriculum Offer
Feeder schools
Feeds from
 
Number on Roll (NOR) detail
NOR May 2024
Nursery10
Yr R16
Yr 110
Yr 212
Yr 39
Yr 411
Yr 510
Yr 616
Total94
Admissions policy

School admission policy : 2024/25 (Agreed)

If the school is oversubscribed, after the admission of pupils with a Statement of Special Educational Needs or Education, Health and Care Plan where the school is named in the Statement or Plan, priority for admission will be given to those children who meet the criteria set out below, in order:

(1) A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order 71. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989).

(2) Children with a sibling attending the school at the time of application, and living within the school’s catchment area. Sibling is defined in these arrangements children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters.

(3) Children who live in the school’s catchment area.

(4) Children with a sibling attending the school at the time of application, and living outside the school’s catchment area. Sibling is defined in these arrangements children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters.

(5) Children with a parent that works at the school (who has been employed for at least 2 years at the time of application)

(6) Children that live outside the catchment area of the school.

In the event of the school being oversubscribed (in relation to any of the above criteria) priority for admission will be given to children who live nearest to the school as measured by using Ordnance Survey data to plot an address in this system. Distances are measured from the main entrance of the child’s home to the main entrance of the school.

Show School admission policy : 2025/26 (Agreed)

School admission policy : 2025/26 (Agreed)

If the school is oversubscribed, after the admission of pupils with a Statement of Special Educational Needs or Education, Health and Care Plan where the school is named in the Statement or Plan, priority for admission will be given to those children who meet the criteria set out below, in order:

(1) A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order 71. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989).

(2) Children with a sibling attending the school at the time of application, and living within the school’s catchment area. Sibling is defined in these arrangements children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters.

(3) Children who live in the school’s catchment area.

(4) Children with a sibling attending the school at the time of application, and living outside the school’s catchment area. Sibling is defined in these arrangements children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters.

(5) Children with a parent that works at the school (who has been employed for at least 2 years at the time of application)

(6) Children that live outside the catchment area of the school.

In the event of the school being oversubscribed (in relation to any of the above criteria) priority for admission will be given to children who live nearest to the school as measured by using Ordnance Survey data to plot an address in this system. Distances are measured from the main entrance of the child’s home to the main entrance of the school.

Show School admission policy : 2024/25 (Agreed)