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Kinsale Infant School, Norwich

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Ages 4–7

Kinsale Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 7 in Norwich, part of The Wensum Trust.

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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Norfolk (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Kinsale Infant School in detail

Kinsale Infant School in its own words

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

Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Getting a place at Kinsale Infant School

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.

Admissions history and your chances at Kinsale Infant School

Compared with nearby schools

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 Junior SchoolHeather Avenue Infant SchoolFirside Junior SchoolArden Grove Infant and Nursery School

The trust

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.

All 12 schools in The Wensum Trust

Who goes there

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.

Getting there

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.

The area around the school

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.

Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Stacey Coleman
Pupils:110
LA:Norfolk
Phone:01603405227
Address:Kinsale Avenue, Hellesdon, Norwich, NR6 5SG
Trust:THE WENSUM TRUST (12 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 July 2025

Ofsted Rating

Kinsale Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in July 2025. Before that, as Kinsale Infant School (URN 120984), it was rated Good in March 2011.

URN:151420
UKPRN:10096768
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Norwich North
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

14.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

27.5

Avg class size

27.5

Infant (KS1)

4

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Kinsale Avenue (opp)
129m · 2 min walk
Woodland Road Stores (opp)
227m · 4 min walk
high school (adj)
265m · 4 min walk
Westgate (opp)
346m · 6 min walk
Coppice Avenue (adj)
428m · 7 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
19
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
4

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 18 slight.

4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.

4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Norfolk is 4 (the median across 462 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Kinsale Infant School

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  • How many families in Norfolk got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

61%

Available places

110 pupils

180 places

70 spare places

as recorded on GIAS

Area Demand Pressure - Norwich

Low pressure
New homes approved:8,098
Projected new pupils:2,025

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Norwich

Across Norfolk council

Low demand council-wide0.78 applications per place

Places available

9,547

Applications

7,482

Got 1st preference

94.4%

Got preferred school

98.7%

All primary applications across Norfolk council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

13

SEN Support

2

EHC Plans

13.6%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication8
Social, Emotional & Mental Health6
Specific Learning Difficulty1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
60.9%
Asian
12.7%
Black
4.5%
Mixed
3.6%
Other
2.7%
Unclassified
1.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals14.5%
English as Additional Language43.6%

110

Total Pupils

65

Boys

45

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

8

Teachers

13.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£43,497

Mean salary

2026 data

Absence at Kinsale Infant School before it took its current form in 2025
2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 120984). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

5.8%

Overall absence

9.6%

Persistent absence

94

Enrolments

Authorised4.3%
Unauthorised1.5%
Persistent (10%+)9.6%
Severe (50%+)1.1%

Absence trend

3.7%
18/19
1.8%
20/21
5.4%
21/22
5.4%
22/23
6.7%
23/24
5.8%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Kinsale Infant School

What is Kinsale Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Kinsale Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in July 2025. Before that, as Kinsale Infant School (URN 120984), it was rated Good in March 2011.

What is the catchment area for Kinsale Infant School?

No fixed boundary. When Kinsale Infant School is oversubscribed, Norfolk allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

How big are the classes at Kinsale Infant School?

Classes at Kinsale Infant School average 27.5 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Kinsale Infant School?

Kinsale Infant School has around 110 pupils on roll. 15% are eligible for free school meals.

How do I apply to Kinsale Infant School?

Apply through Norfolk's coordinated admissions process, naming Kinsale Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Kinsale Infant School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 18 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Norfolk is 4 (the median across 462 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Kinsale Infant School?

Kinsale Infant School is at Kinsale Avenue, Hellesdon, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 5SG.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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