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Firside Junior School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Academy
Middletons Lane, Norwich NR6 5NF · wensumtrust.org.uk · 01603 426550
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Norfolk 56%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 327
- 95% of 346 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Free school meals
- 14.1%
- First language not English
- 10.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Wensum Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 1% the higher standard. Across Norfolk it was 56%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ▼1% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 120901)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Firside Junior School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
62% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (79 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 62%
- Replies
- 79
- 23% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 97% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (34%) with SEND