Lionwood Junior School
Wolfe Road, Norwich, NR1 4HT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Selene Sawyer
- Sponsor
- Inclusive Schools Trust
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Norwich North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 239
- URN
- 144146
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603433014
About this school
Lionwood Junior School is a primary academy in Norwich. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 239 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
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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 75 | 74 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 55% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 1% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 68% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 64% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 74% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Lionwood 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 | 48% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 277 |
| 2023/24 | 260 |
| 2024/25 | 244 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lionwood Junior School compares
Lionwood Junior School ranked 209th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 7.4% | 38.1% | 239 | — |
| Lionwood Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.4% | 24.3% | 212 | 0.3 miles |
| Charles Darwin Primary School | 81% | 4.7% | 18.7% | 465 | 0.7 miles |
| Mousehold Infant & Nursery School | — | 5.7% | 20.6% | 224 | 0.7 miles |
| Heartsease Primary Academy | 51% | 7.2% | 39.5% | 398 | 0.7 miles |
| George White Junior School | 50% | 5.2% | 37.2% | 218 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
- 22 February 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report31 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.11%
- English as an additional language
- 26.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.39%
- Persistent absence
- 19.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lionwood Infant and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Charles Darwin Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Mousehold Infant & Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Heartsease Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
George White Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Norwich
Other schools in Norwich
Lionwood Junior School ranks 89th 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 year groups does Lionwood Junior School teach?
- Lionwood Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Lionwood Junior School?
- The headteacher of Lionwood Junior School is Mrs Selene Sawyer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lionwood Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lionwood 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 Lionwood Junior School?
- Lionwood Junior School has 239 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Lionwood Junior School full?
- Lionwood Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 239 on roll (66%), 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 Lionwood Junior School a faith school?
- No. Lionwood Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lionwood Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lionwood Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Lionwood Junior School?
- Lionwood Junior School is part of INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Lionwood Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Lionwood Junior School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Lionwood Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lionwood Junior School rank locally?
- Lionwood Junior School ranked 209th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lionwood Junior School's absence rate?
- Lionwood Junior School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lionwood Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lionwood 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 10 July 2026.