Visiting Teacher Service Central, Norwich
Visiting Teacher Service Central is an all-through school for pupils aged 5 to 18 in Norwich.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Visiting Teacher Service Central in detail
Getting a place at Visiting Teacher Service Central
Across Norfolk, 94% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Norfolk lodged 170 appeals against secondary school offers; 102 reached a hearing and 39 succeeded (38.2% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Visiting Teacher Service Central are Hewett Academy (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.1); City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.2); University Technical College Norfolk (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.4); and Notre Dame High School, Norwich (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57).
Hewett AcademyCity of Norwich School, An Ormiston AcademyUniversity Technical College NorfolkNotre Dame High School, Norwich
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Norwich Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Forester Close (adjacent), 200 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Visiting Teacher Service Central stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 118 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Norfolk (28), as is usual near a town centre.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Visiting Teacher Service Central are Tuckswood Academy (under 0.1 miles), Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery (0.4 miles), Lakenham Primary School (0.8 miles) and Eaton Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Tuckswood AcademyEdith Cavell Academy and NurseryLakenham Primary SchoolEaton Primary School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 3 nearby all-through schools
Keep up with Visiting Teacher Service Central
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Visiting Teacher Service Central.
- Kumon Norwich Study Centre290m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 24
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 19 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 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.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Norwich
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Norwich
Across Norfolk council
Places available
9,559
Applications
8,625
Got 1st preference
94.1%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All secondary applications across Norfolk council (2026/27), not just this school.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Visiting Teacher Service Central
Showing 10 of 14 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Visiting Teacher Service Central
What is the catchment area for Visiting Teacher Service Central?
No fixed boundary. When Visiting Teacher Service Central is oversubscribed, Norfolk allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Visiting Teacher Service Central?
Apply through Norfolk's coordinated admissions process, naming Visiting Teacher Service Central on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
Does Visiting Teacher Service Central have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Visiting Teacher Service Central: Kumon Norwich Study Centre (290m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Visiting Teacher Service Central?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 19 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 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 Visiting Teacher Service Central?
Visiting Teacher Service Central is at Greenwood Centre, Allandale Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 6BP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)