Recreation Road Infant School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 5-7
Religion Does not apply
Address Recreation Road
Norwich
Norfolk
NR2 3PA
Reference Number 134964

General Makeup

Number of pupils 339
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.8%
Girls: 47.2%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 9.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 26.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 64 51 115
2 61 59 120

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 73.7%
White, Other 9.7%
White & Asian 5.6%
White & Black (African) 2.1%
Chinese 1.2%
Indian 1.2%
Mixed, Other 1.2%
Asian, Other 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
African 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2014-11-07
Date Description Report
2014-10-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-05-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2020. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school. 16 4 2 1 3 26
2. My child feels safe at this school. 17 5 1 3 0 26
3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. 16 5 3 0 2 26
4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. 11 6 4 1 1 3
5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. 12 7 2 3 2 26
6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly. 6 10 7 1 2 0
7. My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. 18 4 3 0 1 26
8. The school has high expectations for my child. 12 12 0 2 0 26
9. My child does well at this school. 15 8 2 1 0 26
10. The school lets me know how my child is doing. 15 7 0 3 1 26
11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. 15 7 1 3 0 26
12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. 13 8 0 0 5 26
13. The school supports my child’s wider personal development. 18 4 2 2 0 26
14. I would recommend this school to another parent. 22 4

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 39 2
Third Preference 19 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

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