A school group has launched a callout for the first-ever headteacher at a primary academy on the edge of a busy town - before a single brick has even been laid.

Permission for the 420-place Silfield Primary Academy, near Wymondham, was granted this time last year but work has yet to begin due to a right-of-way row between Norfolk County Council and the landowner.

And as negotiations rumble on, the Unity Schools Partnership is getting ahead of the curve by searching for the school's inaugural principal. 

Work on Silfield Primary Academy has yet to beginWork on Silfield Primary Academy has yet to begin (Image: Norfolk County Council)

Tim Coulson, Unity's chief executive, said: "We are delighted to be opening a new primary school for the growing community of Silfield and we can't wait to recruit a headteacher who shares this excitement.

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"As with all our family of schools, we will provide a highly ambitious curriculum and use the experience and knowledge of opening five previous new schools to ensure Silfield Primary School is a school of choice.

"We look forward to working with other local schools and Norfolk County Council to ensure the area is a beacon for education."

The new school will be built off Rightup Lane in SilfieldThe new school will be built off Rightup Lane in Silfield (Image: Google Maps)

Should groundwork begin in late July as expected, the academy aims to open next September, more than a year away, but the new headteacher would start in January with parent and community consultations already planned.

Unity Schools Partnership currently runs three Norfolk-based schools – the 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 to its roster.