Avenue Junior School
Avenue Road, Norwich, NR2 3HP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Bunting
- Federation
- Heigham Community Federation
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 466
- URN
- 120928
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603441034
About this school
Avenue Junior School is a community primary school in Norwich. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 466 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 112 | 117 | 116 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 62% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 8% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 79% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 70% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 69% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
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 Avenue 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 | 54% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 474 |
| 2023/24 | 479 |
| 2024/25 | 477 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Avenue Junior School compares
Avenue Junior School ranked 102nd of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 4.8% | 18.5% | 466 | — |
| Recreation Road Infant School | — | 5.9% | 7% | 328 | 0.2 miles |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School | 65% | 3.7% | 10.4% | 424 | 0.3 miles |
| Colman Infant School | — | 6.1% | 23.4% | 100 | 0.5 miles |
| Colman Junior School | 65% | 5.5% | 37.7% | 209 | 0.6 miles |
| Bignold Primary School and Nursery | 57% | 5.9% | 28.3% | 399 | 0.6 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)
- 18.45%
- English as an additional language
- 21.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.75%
- Persistent absence
- 10.7%
Location
Nearby schools
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Recreation Road Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Norwich
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St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Colman Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Colman Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Bignold Primary School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
Other schools in Norwich
Avenue Junior School ranks 44th 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
- Bacton Primary School Primary
- Banham Primary School Primary
- Barford Primary School Primary
- Barnham Broom Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Avenue Junior School teach?
- Avenue Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Avenue Junior School?
- The headteacher of Avenue Junior School is Mr Michael Bunting, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Avenue Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Avenue 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 big is Avenue Junior School?
- Avenue Junior School has 466 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Avenue Junior School full?
- Avenue Junior School has capacity for 480 pupils and 466 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Avenue Junior School a faith school?
- No. Avenue Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Avenue Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Avenue Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Avenue Junior School?
- Avenue Junior School is part of the Heigham Community Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Avenue Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Avenue Junior School rank locally?
- Avenue Junior School ranked 102nd of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Avenue Junior School's absence rate?
- Avenue Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Avenue Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Avenue 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.