Chapel Break Infant School
Thurlby Road, Chapel Break, Norwich, NR5 9LU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amanda Turner
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 159
- URN
- 121018
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603749550
About this school
Chapel Break Infant School is a community primary school in Norwich. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 159 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. 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Chapel Break Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 178 |
| 2023/24 | 169 |
| 2024/25 | 157 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chapel Break Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.6% | 19.1% | 159 | — |
| St Michael's VA Junior School | 69% | 4.9% | 36.4% | 423 | 0.1 miles |
| Costessey Primary School | 55% | 4.7% | 28.4% | 559 | 0.5 miles |
| Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.9% | 25.2% | 210 | 0.7 miles |
| The Bawburgh School | 86% | 3.9% | 15% | 99 | 1.2 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey | 56% | 4.7% | 9.6% | 315 | 1.2 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)
- 19.11%
- English as an additional language
- 40.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.6%
- Persistent absence
- 17.54%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Michael's VA Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Costessey Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Norwich
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The Bawburgh School1.2 miles
Primary · Norwich
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St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey1.2 miles
Primary · Norwich
Other 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 year groups does Chapel Break Infant School teach?
- Chapel Break Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Chapel Break Infant School?
- The headteacher of Chapel Break Infant School is Mrs Amanda Turner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chapel Break Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chapel Break Infant 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 Chapel Break Infant School?
- Chapel Break Infant School has 159 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Chapel Break Infant School full?
- Chapel Break Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 159 on roll (88%), 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 Chapel Break Infant School a faith school?
- No. Chapel Break Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chapel Break Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Chapel Break Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Chapel Break Infant School's absence rate?
- Chapel Break Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Chapel Break Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Chapel Break Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.