Queensway Infant Academy
Primary · Thetford · IP24 3DR
Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)
The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.
Inspected 12 May 2026 · report published 21 June 2026
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101 pupils · 57% of 177 capacity
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Age range
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 43.8% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 23.4% of pupils
- SEN support
- 29.7% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 0% of pupils
- Website
- www.queenswayinfant.co.uk
- URN
- 149896
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
0.81 first-choice applications per place27 places offered · 22 first-choice applications · usually has places
First-choice applications per place, by entry year
Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.
Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)
Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
64% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 23% moved to another state school · 13% left the state-funded sector
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 12 May 2026: Expected standard
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.