Loddon Junior School
Kitten's Lane, Loddon, Norwich, NR14 6JX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sara El Oakley
- Sponsor
- The Active Learning Trust Limited
- Constituency
- South Norfolk
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 189
- URN
- 152179
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01508505180
About this school
Loddon Junior School is a primary academy in Norwich. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 189 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Loddon Junior School (URN 121192).
How Loddon Junior School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | 189 | — |
| Loddon Infant and Nursery School | — | — | — | 135 | 0.0 miles |
| Thurton Primary School | 40% | 4.1% | 6.7% | 110 | 2.4 miles |
| Seething and Mundham Primary School | 56% | 4.7% | 16.3% | 96 | 2.5 miles |
| Thurlton Primary School | 33% | 5.4% | 10.6% | 69 | 3.6 miles |
| Ellingham VC Primary School | 30% | 5.7% | 25.8% | 88 | 3.9 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.
Location
Nearby schools
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Loddon Infant and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Thurton Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Seething and Mundham Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Thurlton Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Ellingham VC Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Bungay
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 Loddon Junior School teach?
- Loddon Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Loddon Junior School?
- The headteacher of Loddon Junior School is Mrs Sara El Oakley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Loddon Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Loddon 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 Loddon Junior School?
- Loddon Junior School has 189 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Loddon Junior School full?
- Loddon Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 189 on roll (79%), 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 Loddon Junior School a faith school?
- No. Loddon Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Loddon Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Loddon Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Loddon Junior School?
- Loddon Junior School is part of THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Loddon Junior 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 Loddon Junior 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 10 July 2026.