Recreation Road Infant School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Norfolk
Recreation Road, Norwich, NR2 3PA
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 11/03/2025
Application demand
98%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.1%
13.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
328
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
330 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
98%
1st preference success rate
118 of 120 families who put it first got an offer
119
Places offered
202
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 120 | 118 | ● 98% |
| 2nd preference | 43 | 1 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 31 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 8 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 202 | 119 | 59% |
1st preference success by year
Norfolk lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Michael Bunting
- Address
- Recreation Road, Norwich, NR2 3PA
- Phone
- 01603457120
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward / constituency
- Nelson · Norwich South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 134964
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 5% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 27% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
328 pupils · 330 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
11 March 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 231 pupils
Attendance
94.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
13.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Norfolk council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.