Recreation Road Infant School
Community primary school in Norwich (Norfolk).
Ofsted
No overall grade
inspected Mar 2025
Early years (EYFS)
Good
Ofsted, Mar 2025
Attendance rate
94.1%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.6
▼ 0.1 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
4.9%
▼ 20pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
11.6%
▼ 4pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
99%
328 / 330 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
18.3%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 14.5% (primary schools)
2024/25
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Nearby schools
nearest first52 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is The Parkside School, Norwich, 0.0 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Parkside School, NorwichFoundation special | 0.0 mi | Special | 199 | Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Outstanding (Oct 2012) |
| Avenue Junior SchoolCommunity | 0.2 mi | Primary | 466 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2019) |
| Red Balloon Educational Trust-NorfolkOther independent special | 0.3 mi | Special | 20 | - |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 424 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2014, previous school) |
| Notre Dame Preparatory School (Norwich) LimitedOther independent | 0.5 mi | Independent | 114 | - |
| Nelson Infant SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.6 mi | Primary | 137 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Colman Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 100 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Wensum Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.6 mi | Primary | 153 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 |
| Colman Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 209 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| The Clare SchoolFoundation special | 0.6 mi | Special | 131 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Outstanding (Nov 2011) |
| Norwich High School for Girls GDSTOther independent | 0.7 mi | Independent | 574 | - |
| Bignold Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 399 | Good, 2022 |
| Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free SchoolFree schools 16 to 19 | 0.8 mi | 16 plus | 635 | - |
| Bluebell Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 201 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (May 2016, previous school) |
| Henderson Green Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.8 mi | Primary | 148 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Town Close Co-Educational Preparatory SchoolOther independent | 0.9 mi | Independent | 428 | - |
| City Academy NorwichAcademy sponsor led | 0.9 mi | Secondary | 674 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Eaton Hall Specialist AcademyAcademy special converter | 1.0 mi | Special | 53 | Good, 2023 |
| Norwich City College of Further and Higher EducationFurther education | 1.0 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Jane Austen CollegeFree schools | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 1,085 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| The Free School NorwichFree schools | 1.1 mi | Primary | 180 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Harford Manor School, NorwichFoundation special | 1.1 mi | Special | 110 | Good, 2023 |
| Norwich University of the ArtsHigher education institutions | 1.1 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| West Earlham Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 281 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Outstanding (Oct 2017) |
| West Earlham Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 239 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2016) |
| Earlham Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.1 mi | Nursery | 78 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 |
| City of Norwich School, An Ormiston AcademyAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 1,685 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Notre Dame High School, NorwichAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 1,613 | Good, 2024 |
| Norwich Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.2 mi | Primary | 295 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| University of East AngliaHigher education institutions | 1.3 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| Norwich SchoolOther independent | 1.3 mi | Independent | 1,112 | - |
| Hewett AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 543 | Good, 2023 |
| Nurture Education TrustOther independent | 1.3 mi | Independent | 39 | - |
| Future EducationOther independent special | 1.3 mi | Special | 42 | - |
| Magdalen Gates Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 194 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Angel Road Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 155 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Angel Road Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 192 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3 |
| Eaton Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 382 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2018) |
| Charles Darwin Primary SchoolFree schools | 1.4 mi | Primary | 465 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Outstanding (Jun 2019) |
| Norwich Steiner SchoolOther independent | 1.4 mi | Independent | 92 | - |
| The Wherry SchoolFree schools special | 1.4 mi | Special | 134 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Lakenham Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.5 mi | Primary | 419 | Good, 2024 |
| Tuckswood AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.5 mi | Primary | 188 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Valley Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.5 mi | Primary | 153 | Requires improvement, 2023This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Mile Cross Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 465 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Outstanding (Nov 2017) |
| George White Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 218 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Jan 2025, no grade given |
| Sewell Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 775 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Edith Cavell Academy and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Primary | 216 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2017) |
| Mousehold Infant & Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 224 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.9 mi | Primary | 210 | Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2019) |
| Catton Grove Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 639 | Good, 2023 |
| St. Clements Hill Primary AcademyFree schools | 2.0 mi | Primary | 298 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 9 of 10).
Overall deprivation9
Income10
Employment10
Education and skills10
Health9
Crime9
Barriers to housing and services10
Living environment2
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 15
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