Queensway Infant Academy
Queensway, Thetford, IP24 3DR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- 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
- 177
- Pupils on roll
- 101
- URN
- 149896
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01842753163
About this school
Queensway Infant Academy is a primary academy in Thetford. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 101 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 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
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Queensway Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 148 |
| 2024/25 | 111 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Queensway Infant Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.3% | 52% | 101 | — |
| Queensway Junior Academy | 51% | 6.2% | 51.7% | 141 | 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 | 1.2 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 report12 May 2026
- 27 April 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.04%
- English as an additional language
- 23.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.25%
- Persistent absence
- 24.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Queensway Junior Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Thetford
-
Redcastle Family School0.4 miles
Primary · Thetford
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Norwich Road Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Thetford
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The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Thetford
-
Drake Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Thetford
Other 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 Junior Academy Primary
- Raleigh Infant Academy Primary
- Redcastle Family School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Queensway Infant Academy teach?
- Queensway Infant Academy teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Thetford.
- Who is the headteacher of Queensway Infant Academy?
- The headteacher of Queensway Infant Academy is Mrs Abigail Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Queensway Infant Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Queensway Infant 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 big is Queensway Infant Academy?
- Queensway Infant Academy has 101 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Queensway Infant Academy full?
- Queensway Infant Academy has capacity for 177 pupils and 101 on roll (57%), 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 Infant Academy a faith school?
- No. Queensway Infant Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Queensway Infant Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Queensway Infant Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Queensway Infant Academy?
- Queensway Infant 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.
- What is Queensway Infant Academy's absence rate?
- Queensway Infant Academy's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Queensway Infant Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Queensway Infant Academy. 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 15 July 2026.