Heather Avenue Infant School
Heather Avenue, Hellesdon, Norwich, NR6 6LT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE WENSUM TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Stacey Coleman
- Sponsor
- The Wensum Trust
- Constituency
- Norwich North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 168
- Pupils on roll
- 99
- URN
- 144143
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603426438
About this school
Heather Avenue Infant School is a primary academy in Norwich. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 99 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
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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Heather Avenue 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 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 132 |
| 2023/24 | 115 |
| 2024/25 | 114 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heather Avenue Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.2% | 16.7% | 99 | — |
| Firside Junior School | 71% | 5.1% | 15.7% | 327 | 0.5 miles |
| Catton Grove Primary School | 54% | 6.5% | 49% | 639 | 0.6 miles |
| Kinsale Junior School | 63% | 5.1% | 24.7% | 217 | 0.6 miles |
| Kinsale Infant School | — | — | — | 110 | 0.6 miles |
| Mile Cross Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 42.5% | 465 | 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)
- 16.67%
- English as an additional language
- 22.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.17%
- Persistent absence
- 10.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Firside Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Catton Grove Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Kinsale Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Kinsale Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Mile Cross Primary 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 year groups does Heather Avenue Infant School teach?
- Heather Avenue Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Heather Avenue Infant School?
- The headteacher of Heather Avenue Infant School is Miss Stacey Coleman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Heather Avenue Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heather Avenue 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 Heather Avenue Infant School?
- Heather Avenue Infant School has 99 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Heather Avenue Infant School full?
- Heather Avenue Infant School has capacity for 168 pupils and 99 on roll (59%), 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 Heather Avenue Infant School a faith school?
- No. Heather Avenue Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Heather Avenue Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Heather Avenue Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Heather Avenue Infant School?
- Heather Avenue Infant School is part of THE WENSUM TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Heather Avenue Infant School's absence rate?
- Heather Avenue Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Heather Avenue 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 Heather Avenue 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 2 July 2026.