Firside Junior School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 7–11 · Norwich, Norfolk
Firside Junior School is a primary school in Norwich, Norfolk for ages 7–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 March 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Firside Junior School, Middletons Lane, Norwich, NR6 5NF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Norfolk
- Pupils on roll
- 327 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school and attend regularly.”
- “They rise to the high expectations of achievement and behaviour set by their school.”
- “Pupils are eager to win the weekly award for showing the school’s DREAM values of determination, resilience, enthusiasm, ambition and motivation.”
To improve
- “However, in other subjects, the quality of pupils’ writing is not of the same high standard.”
- “This is because staff do not apply the same high expectations of accuracy in spelling, punctuation and grammar.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2025 (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) | 71% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Norfolk.
- Heather Avenue Infant School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School 0.6 mi Not judged
- Kinsale Infant School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Kinsale Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Catton Grove Primary School 1.1 mi Good
- Mile Cross Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained
- Garrick Green Infant School 1.2 mi Not judged
- Lodge Lane Infant School 1.4 mi Standards maintained