Falcon Junior School is a primary school located in Norwich. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 05/12/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Falcon Road West, Norwich, NR7 8NT
Website: http://www.falcon.norfolk.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01603441417
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Edward Savage
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 120913

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 05/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 480
Number of Pupils: 467
Number of Boys: 226
Number of Girls: 241

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -3.8 Confidence interval -5.2 to -2.4
Writing
Below Average: -2 Confidence interval -3.2 to -0.7
Maths
Below Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -3.6 to -1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Falcon Junior School
Falcon Road West , Sprowston NR7 8NT 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cecil Gowing Infant School
Falcon Road West , Sprowston NR7 8NZ 		3out of 4 144 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery
Sparhawk Avenue , Sprowston NR7 8BU 		3out of 4 748 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Sprowston Junior School
Recreation Ground Road , Sprowston NR7 8EW 		3out of 4 1,031 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Sprowston Infant School
Recreation Ground Road , Sprowston NR7 8EW 		3out of 4 1,031 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sprowston Community Academy
Cannerby Lane , Sprowston NR7 8NE 		2out of 4 297 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Open Academy
Salhouse Road , NR7 9DL 		2out of 4 848 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sewell Park Academy
St Clement's Hill , NR3 4BX 		2out of 4 2,292 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Laundry Lane , Thorpe St Andrew NR7 0XS 		4out of 4 2,738 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hall School
St Faith's Road , Old Catton NR6 7AD 		3out of 4 2,760 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Norwich School
71A The Close , NR1 4DD 		- not rated 3,264 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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