Silfield Primary School will be run by Unity Schools Partnership which has 35 primary, secondary and special schools and will increase this to include seven schools across Norfolk by the end of the year.

The Trust currently runs three Norfolk-based schools – Robert Kett Primary in Wymondham and Colman Infant and Colman Junior schools in Eaton – and is due to lead a new special school being built in Great Yarmouth.

Later this year, it will also add Heartsease Primary Academy, Lingwood Primary Academy, Valley Primary Academy and Henderson Green Primary Academy after the HEART Education Trust was granted permission to join the Unity Schools Partnership.

Silfield Primary School will also benefit from the highly respected and evidence-led CUSP Curriculum, designed by Unity and used by more than 450 schools across the country.

How will Unity Schools Partnership ensure the new school provides exceptional education for the growing community of Silfield?

We will:

• Provide a highly ambitious and tested curriculum

• Ensure the headteacher is in place for January 2024 and recruit excellent staff

• Use capacity developed from opening five previous new schools and knowledge of the local community to ensure Silfield Primary School is a school of choice

• Provide excellent governance oversight to the preparation for and operation of the school

• Commit the values, capacity and ambition of the trust, working with other local schools and Norfolk local authority to ensure the area is a beacon for education