Falcon Junior School
Falcon Road West, Sprowston, Norwich, NR7 8NT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Sharon Hunter
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- Constituency
- Norwich North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 417
- URN
- 120913
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603441417
About this school
Falcon Junior School is a community primary school in Norwich. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 417 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Falcon Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 121 | 122 | 97 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 49% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 69% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 67% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 69% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Falcon Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 432 |
| 2023/24 | 440 |
| 2024/25 | 414 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Falcon Junior School compares
Falcon Junior School ranked 160th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 5.3% | 22.5% | 417 | — |
| Cecil Gowing Infant School | — | 5.7% | 9.3% | 173 | 0.1 miles |
| Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery | — | 4.2% | 12.7% | 188 | 0.4 miles |
| Sprowston Junior School | 52% | 6.8% | 33.3% | 175 | 0.6 miles |
| Sprowston Infant School | — | 6.4% | 26.8% | 111 | 0.6 miles |
| Heartsease Primary Academy | 51% | 7.2% | 39.5% | 398 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.46%
- English as an additional language
- 12.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.33%
- Persistent absence
- 12.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cecil Gowing Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Sprowston Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Sprowston Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Heartsease Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Norwich
Other schools in Norwich
Falcon Junior School ranks 66th of the 102 ranked primary schools in Norwich.
- Acle Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Aldborough Primary School Primary
- Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Angel Road Infant School Primary
- Angel Road Junior School Primary
- Antingham and Southrepps Primary School Primary
- Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Aslacton Primary School Primary
- Avenue Junior School Primary
- Bacton Primary School Primary
- Banham Primary School Primary
- Barford Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Falcon Junior School teach?
- Falcon Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Falcon Junior School?
- The headteacher of Falcon Junior School is Sharon Hunter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Falcon Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Falcon Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Falcon Junior School?
- Falcon Junior School has 417 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Falcon Junior School full?
- Falcon Junior School has capacity for 480 pupils and 417 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Falcon Junior School a faith school?
- No. Falcon Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Falcon Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Falcon Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Falcon Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Falcon Junior School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Falcon Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Falcon Junior School compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- Falcon Junior School ranked 160th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Falcon Junior School's absence rate?
- Falcon Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Falcon Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Falcon Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.