Wensum Junior School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 7–11 · Norwich, Norfolk
Wensum Junior School is a primary school in Norwich, Norfolk for ages 7–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 10 October 2023.
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Catchment area for Wensum 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
- Turner Road, Norwich, NR2 4HB
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Council
- Norfolk
- Pupils on roll
- 153 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 10 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils like their school and value its diverse community.”
- “They know that staff have their wellbeing at heart at all times.”
- “Pupils are therefore happy and feel safe.”
To improve
- “However, at times, some learning activities do not ensure that some pupils learn as much as they could.”
- “While most pupils write in a range of genres to narrate, explain and describe, some pupils do not write at length or with sufficient accuracy.”
- “However, some pupils do not have sufficient practice to apply their mathematical knowledge more independently to solve problems.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2026 (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) | 65% | 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.
- Nelson Infant School 0.3 mi Good
- Henderson Green Primary Academy 0.6 mi Requires improvement
- Recreation Road Infant School 0.7 mi Not judged
- Avenue Junior School 0.8 mi Standards maintained
- Norwich Primary Academy 0.9 mi Standards maintained
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Mile Cross Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained
- Angel Road Infant School 1.1 mi Not judged