Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk
Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk is an independent special school in Norwich for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. It has 20 pupils and every place is taken.
76 Earlham Road, Norwich, NR2 3DF01603 327856redballoonlearner.org/locations/red-balloon-educational-trust-norfolkMrs Victoria Norris headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
5 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Norfolk council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame Preparatory School (Norwich) Limited | Independent | 440 m | 114 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Recreation Road Infant School | Council | 500 m | 328 | No overall grade 2025 | 79 | Compare |
| The Parkside School, Norwich | Foundation special school | 520 m | 199 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Avenue Junior School | Council | 530 m | 466 | Not inspected | 32 | Compare |
| Nelson Infant School | Academy | 800 m | 137 | Good 2023 | 27 | Compare |
| Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School | Free schools 16 to 19 | 950 m | 635 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Bignold Primary School and Nursery | Academy | 950 m | 399 | Good 2022 | 33 | Compare |
| Wensum Junior School | Academy | 0.6 miles | 153 | Requires improvement 2023 | 6 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk yet.
How many pupils does Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk have?
20 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 20 places, so it is 100% full.
Does Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 76 Earlham Road, Norwich, NR2 3DF
- Telephone
- 01603 327856
- Website
- www.redballoonlearner.org/locations/red-balloon-educational-trust-norfolk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Norris
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward
- Nelson
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 11 January 2024 (new provision)
- URN
- 150112 · LAESTAB 9266036 · UKPRN 10100763
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.