Recreation Road Infant School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Norwich · NR2 3PA · Norfolk
Ages 5–7
- Absence5.6%
- FSM4.9%
- Demand0.98
0.2 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Standards maintainedURN 120928
Avenue Junior School
Community school · Norwich · NR2 3HP
Ages 7–11 · 466 pupils · Norfolk
Ofsted
Standards maintained
KS2 expected (RWM)
62%
Overall absence
5.4%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Standards maintained
Inspection date
2024-12-01
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)62%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 107.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 104.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.7%
Unauthorised1.0%
- Authorised absence
- 4.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 487
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill97%
466 pupils · 480 places
- Pupils on roll
- 466
- Boys / girls
- 245 / 221
- School capacity
- 480
- Capacity fill
- 466 / 480 (97%)
- Free school meals
- 17.4%
- FSM pupils
- 81
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community school
Age range
Ages 7–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
- Federation
- Heigham Community Federation
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Bunting
Location
- Address
- Avenue Road
- Postcode
- NR2 3HP
- Town
- Norwich
- County
- Norfolk
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- District
- Norwich
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community school (primary), Ages 7–11, in Norwich, Norfolk, 466 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school. Free school meals: 17.4%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextAcademy converter · Primary
Norwich · NR2 3QB · Norfolk
Ages 4–11
- KS273%
- Absence4.4%
- FSM9.2%
- Demand1.17
0.3 miles away
Colman Infant School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Norwich · NR4 7AW · Norfolk
Ages 5–7
- FSM31.0%
0.5 miles away
Colman Junior School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Norwich · NR4 7AU · Norfolk
Ages 7–11
- FSM34.0%
0.6 miles away
Bignold Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Norwich · NR2 2SY · Norfolk
Ages 2–11
- KS245%
- Absence6.5%
- FSM28.0%
- Demand0.96
0.6 miles away
Nelson Infant School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Norwich · NR2 4EH · Norfolk
Ages 3–7
- Absence6.6%
- FSM43.8%
- Demand0.92
0.8 miles away
Wensum Junior School
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Norwich · NR2 4HB · Norfolk
Ages 7–11
- KS233%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM50.3%
0.8 miles away
Bluebell Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Primary
Norwich · NR4 7DS · Norfolk
Ages 3–11
- KS239%
- Absence8.0%
- FSM53.5%
- Demand0.94
0.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Bunting
- Telephone
- 01603441034