Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 11 Mar 2025
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 134964.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 328 |
| Girls | 166 |
| Boys | 162 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 4.9% |
| First language not English | 25.3% |
| School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery. | 360 |
| Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken. | 8.9% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 38 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 7 |
| Average class size | 27.3 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 20.6 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 11 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 15.9 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 13.32 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 23.49 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 15.3 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 12.5 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 0.4 |
| Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/25 | 2.4 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 90 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 175 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 98 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 85 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 4.7%, similar to England, better than Norfolk | 5.3% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 12.7%, similar to England, similar to Norfolk | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 0.9%, similar to England, similar to Norfolk | 1.3% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 3.3% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 1.8% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0% |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 mi | Primary | Avenue Junior School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 27 Mar 2019. | |
| 0.4 mi | Primary | St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 3 Dec 2014. | |
| 0.5 mi | Not applicable | Notre Dame Preparatory School (Norwich) Limited | Other independent school | Unrated Unrated. | |
| 0.6 mi | Primary | Colman Infant School | Academy converter | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 29 Apr 2025. | |
| 0.6 mi | Primary | Colman Junior School | Academy converter | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 10 Jun 2025. | |
| 0.6 mi | Primary | Nelson Infant School | Academy sponsor led | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 7 Jul 2026. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | Wensum Junior School | Academy sponsor led | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 16 Jun 2026. | |
| 0.7 mi | Not applicable | Norwich High School for Girls GDST | Other independent school | Unrated Unrated. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | Bignold Primary School and Nursery | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 25 May 2022. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | Bluebell Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 5 May 2016. |
Recreation Road Infant School is rated Good, last inspected on 11 Mar 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, Recreation Road Infant School made 90 offers from 175 applications (1.9 per offer), and 85 of 98 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
Recreation Road Infant School has 328 pupils aged 5 to 7.
Recreation Road Infant School had 360 school places in 2024/25.
At Recreation Road Infant School, the average class had 27.3 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 20.6 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at Recreation Road Infant School missed 4.7% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 12.7% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).
Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.