Avenue Junior School
Community primary school in Norwich (Norfolk).
Location
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Avenue School was built in 1893, and has had a long and proud tradition of educating children in the local community. This lovely Victorian building has seen many changes over its many years! It is currently a four-form entry Junior School with capacity for 480 pupils aged between 7 and 11 years. We are very proud of all our children.
The staff work extremely hard to provide a rich, exciting and varied curriculum and our children respond enthusiastically to all the opportunities offered to them! We are proud to be a School of Sanctuary and we are committed to our role in helping create a more equal society including our work towards becoming an Anti-Racist School.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Korfball
- Netball
- Multi-skills
- Tag Rugby
- Yoga
- Rubix Cube
- Debating
- Film
- Forest School
- Reading Spine
Key facts
- URN
- 120928
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Pamela Reynell Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Donna Garratt | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Laurie Jo McMahon | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Anish Abraham Varkey | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Maria Isabella Conti | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Helen Jane Behrens | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Michael Bunting | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr Kate Campbell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Daddy Kabuika | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Laura Harris | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Judith Mayne | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Vijay Surianarayan Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Melissa Agnew Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record