Firside 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 17/06/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are below average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

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Firside Junior School, Norwich

School Information

Address: Firside Junior School, Norwich, NR6 5NF
Website: www.wensumtrust.org.uk/firsidejunior
Telephone: 01603426550
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rosalind Robinson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142840

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 348
Number of Pupils: 358
Number of Boys: 203
Number of Girls: 155

Absence

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

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
N/A: -1.5 Confidence interval -2.9 to -0.2
Writing
N/A: -1.2 Confidence interval -2.4 to 0
Maths
Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -3.4 to -1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Firside Junior School
Firside Junior School , Middletons Lane NR6 5NF 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Heather Avenue Infant School
Heather Avenue , Hellesdon NR6 6LT 		4out of 4 918 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School
Arden Grove , Hellesdon NR6 6QA 		4out of 4 1,021 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Kinsale Junior School
Kinsale Avenue , Hellesdon NR6 5SG 		3out of 4 1,113 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Kinsale Infant School
Kinsale Avenue , Hellesdon NR6 5SG 		3out of 4 1,113 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hellesdon High School
187 Middletons Lane , Hellesdon NR6 5SB 		3out of 4 1,311 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sewell Park Academy
St Clement's Hill , NR3 4BX 		2out of 4 3,255 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Include School Norfolk
27 Hurricane Way , Airport Industrial Estate NR6 6HE 		- not rated 1,352 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Hall School
St Faith's Road , Old Catton NR6 7AD 		3out of 4 1,984 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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