Avenue Junior School
Primary · Community school · Ages 7–11 · Norwich, Norfolk
Avenue Junior School is a primary school in Norwich, Norfolk for ages 7–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 6 November 2024.
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Catchment area for Avenue Junior School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
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Key facts
- Address
- Avenue Road, Norwich, NR2 3HP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Council
- Norfolk
- Pupils on roll
- 466 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 6 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Avenue Junior School say their school is a place where everyone feels welcome.”
- “The mantra of ‘ready, respectful and safe’ is well understood and successfully followed by pupils.”
- “Pupils enjoy a broad and ambitious curriculum.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the school has not agreed the best approach to deliver the curriculum, meaning staff do not always use the agreed approaches.”
- “As a result, pupils’ knowledge and understanding are not as secure in these subjects.”
- “Currently, these checks are not aligned with the intended curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 61% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Norfolk.
- Recreation Road Infant School 0.2 mi Not judged
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Colman Infant School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Colman Junior School 0.6 mi Not judged
- Bignold Primary School and Nursery 0.6 mi Good
- Nelson Infant School 0.8 mi Good
- Wensum Junior School 0.8 mi Requires improvement
- Bluebell Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained