Firside Junior School

State-Funded School

firside-junior-school-norfolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

NorfolkLocal Authority

Norwich NorthConstituency

NR6 5NFPostcode

6.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Firside Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Norfolk, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 327 pupils. Firside Junior School is part of The Wensum Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 71%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

327

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 327
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: The Wensum Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 12 March 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
2 Jul 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.