Recreation Road Infant School
Recreation Road, Norwich, NR2 3PA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Bunting
- Federation
- Heigham Community Federation
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 328
- URN
- 134964
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603457120
About this school
Recreation Road Infant School is a community primary school in Norwich. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 328 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Recreation Road Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Recreation Road 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 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 350 |
| 2023/24 | 339 |
| 2024/25 | 330 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Recreation Road Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.9% | 7% | 328 | — |
| Avenue Junior School | 61% | 4.8% | 18.5% | 466 | 0.2 miles |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School | 65% | 3.7% | 10.4% | 424 | 0.4 miles |
| Colman Infant School | — | 6.1% | 23.4% | 100 | 0.6 miles |
| Colman Junior School | 65% | 5.5% | 37.7% | 209 | 0.6 miles |
| Nelson Infant School | — | 5.8% | 43.6% | 137 | 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)
- 6.97%
- English as an additional language
- 24.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.89%
- Persistent absence
- 13.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Avenue Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Colman Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Colman Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Nelson Infant School0.6 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 ages does Recreation Road Infant School teach?
- Recreation Road Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Recreation Road Infant School?
- The headteacher of Recreation Road Infant School is Mr Michael Bunting, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Recreation Road Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Recreation Road 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 many pupils are at Recreation Road Infant School?
- Recreation Road Infant School has 328 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Recreation Road Infant School full?
- Recreation Road Infant School has capacity for 360 pupils and 328 on roll (91%), 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 Recreation Road Infant School a faith school?
- No. Recreation Road Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Recreation Road Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Recreation Road Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Recreation Road Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Recreation Road Infant 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.
- What is Recreation Road Infant School's absence rate?
- Recreation Road Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Recreation Road 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 Recreation Road 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 1 July 2026.