Ofsted: Good emoji_events #48 in Norfolk public Top 53% UK

Kinsale Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Roz Robinson

corporate_fareTHE WENSUM TRUST

location_onNorwich, NR6 5SG

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2014

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Students

218

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Expected Standard

63%

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Age Range

7-11

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Kinsale Junior School is a Academy converter primary school in Norwich, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Kinsale Junior School is an academy converter in Norwich, Norfolk, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of THE WENSUM TRUST. The school has approximately 219 pupils on roll, of whom 25% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #48 of 265 primaries in Norfolk and #5,642 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 53%

Reading74% LA 69%

Writing81% LA 63%

Maths73% LA 66%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading78% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing74% LA 59% · Eng 72%

Maths78% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 49%England 60%

Reading77% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing66% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA -0.8

-2.1 to 1.2

-3.9

Write

LA -1.7

-5.5 to -2.3

0.0

Maths

LA -1.5

-1.6 to 1.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2014-12-04

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-12-12

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 219 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	219	2	0.9%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	220	2	0.9%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	230	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	223	3	1.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	220	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	215	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	218	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	219	3	1.4%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	248	2	0.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	254	2	0.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	259	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	254	5	2.0%	0.4%	1
2020/21 (Spring term)	254	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	255	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	258	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	258	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	261	2	0.8%	0.6%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 16 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Kinsale Junior School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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