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Firside Junior School

Primary

Broadland · Norwich · NR6 5NF www.wensumtrust.org.uk/firsidejunior

Pupils
345
cap. 346
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
345
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
345
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 26/06/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorfolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Firside Junior School · Primary · Norfolk

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
71%
0pp
75%72%68%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
1%
-1pp
10%6%1%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 1%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
1%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
16%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
345
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Firside Junior School, Middletons Lane, Norwich, NR6 5NF
Local authority
Norfolk
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2571%1%80%28%74%1%89%26%81%71%105.0105.0103.017%345
2023/2471%2%87%28%73%2%83%29%75%76%106.0106.0105.014%359
2022/2369%4%82%35%74%4%88%23%78%75%106.0105.0103.0-1.10-3.50-1.1010%357
2018/1975%10%85%30%86%25%85%21%94%82%106.0105.0106.0-1.50-1.20-2.3014%364
2017/1868%10%83%26%89%30%85%21%96%83%106.0105.0106.0-2.40-1.20-2.40346
2016/1777%15%79%26%91%26%92%30%91%83%105.0107.0106.0-1.50-0.40+0.1018%307

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2534522.717%10%16%5%11%
2023/2435921.114%11%18%6%17%
2022/2335722.210%13%19%6%14%
2021/2235821.812%13%20%8%25%
2020/2135824.211%11%20%
2018/1936423.314%10%16%4%8%
2017/184%6%
2016/1730718%8%19%4%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.