Angel Road Junior School
Angel Road, Norwich, NR3 3HR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EVOLUTION ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Edward Savage
- Sponsor
- Evolution Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Norwich North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 145737
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603427113
About this school
Angel Road Junior School is a primary academy in Norwich. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 192 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 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
- 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 | 93 | 57 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 54% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 67% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 61% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 65% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Angel Road 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 | 58% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 259 |
| 2023/24 | 219 |
| 2024/25 | 191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Angel Road Junior School compares
Angel Road Junior School ranked 64th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.5% | 34.6% | 192 | — |
| Angel Road Infant School | — | 6.1% | 26.2% | 155 | 0.0 miles |
| Magdalen Gates Primary School | 62% | 6.2% | 26.3% | 194 | 0.3 miles |
| George White Junior School | 50% | 5.2% | 37.2% | 218 | 0.5 miles |
| St. Clements Hill Primary Academy | 46% | 4.5% | 16.8% | 298 | 0.6 miles |
| Mousehold Infant & Nursery School | — | 5.7% | 20.6% | 224 | 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)
- 34.55%
- English as an additional language
- 31.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.47%
- Persistent absence
- 10.61%
Location
Nearby schools
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Angel Road Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Magdalen Gates Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Norwich
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George White Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Norwich
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St. Clements Hill Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Mousehold Infant & Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
Other schools in Norwich
Angel Road Junior School ranks 23rd 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
- 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
- Barnham Broom Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Angel Road Junior School teach?
- Angel Road Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Angel Road Junior School?
- The headteacher of Angel Road Junior School is Mr Edward Savage, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Angel Road Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Angel Road 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 Angel Road Junior School?
- Angel Road Junior School has 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Angel Road Junior School full?
- Angel Road Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 192 on roll (53%), 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 Angel Road Junior School a faith school?
- No. Angel Road Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Angel Road Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Angel Road Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Angel Road Junior School?
- Angel Road Junior School is part of EVOLUTION ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Angel Road Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Angel Road Junior School rank locally?
- Angel Road Junior School ranked 64th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Angel Road Junior School's absence rate?
- Angel Road Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Angel Road Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Angel Road 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.