Kinsale Infant School, Norwich

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care until 4:15pm, from £4.15 per session.

For September 2026 entry, 34 families put Kinsale Infant School as their first choice and 78 named it as one of their preferences, for 36 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Kinsale Infant School are Kinsale Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 74% reading, 73% maths); Heather Avenue Infant School (0.6 miles, Outstanding); Firside Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 89% maths); and Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School (0.7 miles, Outstanding).

Kinsale Infant School is one of 12 schools run by The Wensum Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

14.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 43.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (61%) and Asian (13%).

In 2026, 13 pupils (11.8%) received SEN support and 2 (1.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Norwich Rail Station, about 3.1 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kinsale Avenue (opposite), 130 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 91 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Norfolk (28), as is usual near a town centre.