Queensway Infant Academy
Academy sponsor led in Thetford, Norfolk.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 4 to 7 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Pupils on roll | 101 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 177 |
| Free school meals | 43.80% |
| Trust or sponsor | INSPIRATION TRUST |
| Local authority | Norfolk |
| Address | Queensway, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 3DR |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.queenswayinfant.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01842753163 |
| URN | 149896 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 12 May 2026, published 21 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 27 April 2022, published 20 June 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Queensway Infant Academy and Nursery, URN 145307).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Queensway Junior Academy (primary school, about 0.1 km)
- Redcastle Family School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Norwich Road Academy (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Drake Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- Admirals Academy (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- Raleigh Infant Academy (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (primary school, about 3.2 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.