Queensway Junior Academy
Hillary Road, Thetford, IP24 3DP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Abigail Wright
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Inspiration Trust
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 271
- Pupils on roll
- 141
- URN
- 149636
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01842753163
About this school
Queensway Junior Academy is a primary academy in Thetford. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 141 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Queensway Junior Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 37 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 24% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 |
Trends over time
How Queensway Junior Academy 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 | — | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 24% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 186 |
| 2023/24 | 164 |
| 2024/25 | 151 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Queensway Junior Academy compares
Queensway Junior Academy ranked 165th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 6.2% | 51.7% | 141 | — |
| Queensway Infant Academy | — | 8.3% | 52% | 101 | 0.1 miles |
| Redcastle Family School | 70% | 5.3% | 40.5% | 277 | 0.4 miles |
| Norwich Road Academy | 58% | 6.1% | 30.7% | 317 | 0.7 miles |
| The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy | 27% | 7.8% | 61.7% | 330 | 0.8 miles |
| Drake Primary School | 40% | 5.6% | 12.2% | 413 | 1.1 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
-
Graded inspection report10 February 2026
- 18 January 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.66%
- English as an additional language
- 37.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.2%
- Persistent absence
- 24.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Queensway Infant Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Thetford
-
Redcastle Family School0.4 miles
Primary · Thetford
-
Norwich Road Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Thetford
-
The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Thetford
-
Drake Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Thetford
Other schools in Thetford
Queensway Junior Academy ranks 12th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Thetford.
- Admirals Academy Primary
- Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Drake Primary School Primary
- Duchy of Lancaster Methwold CofE Primary School Primary
- Edmund de Moundeford VC Primary School, Feltwell Primary
- Elveden Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Norwich Road Academy Primary
- Parker's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Queensway Infant Academy Primary
- Raleigh Infant Academy Primary
- Redcastle Family School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Queensway Junior Academy teach?
- Queensway Junior Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Thetford.
- Who is the headteacher of Queensway Junior Academy?
- The headteacher of Queensway Junior Academy is Mrs Abigail Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Queensway Junior Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Queensway Junior Academy, 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 Queensway Junior Academy?
- Queensway Junior Academy has 141 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Queensway Junior Academy full?
- Queensway Junior Academy has capacity for 271 pupils and 141 on roll (52%), 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 Queensway Junior Academy a faith school?
- No. Queensway Junior Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Queensway Junior Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Queensway Junior Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Queensway Junior Academy part of an academy trust?
- Queensway Junior Academy is part of INSPIRATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Queensway Junior Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 24% in 2023/24 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Queensway Junior Academy compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- Queensway Junior Academy ranked 165th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Queensway Junior Academy's absence rate?
- Queensway Junior Academy's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Queensway Junior Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queensway Junior Academy'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.