Lionwood Junior School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Wolfe Road
 Norwich
 Norfolk NR1 4HT
Telephone: 01603 433014

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 7-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2017
History: This school arose from Lionwood Junior School
Trust: Inclusive Schools Trust
Sponsor: Inclusive Schools Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Selene Sawyer (since September 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Faye Herron (went to Gresham Village School and Nursery)
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 11.6 / 11.33
Non-teaching Staff*: 14.39
Number of pupils: 244
Pupils Per Teacher: 21.0
Sex: Mixed (55% boys / 45% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 38.10% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 22.0%
Local child deprivation rate: 14.7% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 35.3%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 36.7%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 2.1km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Norfolk
Constituency: Norwich North
Electoral Ward: Crome
School Number: 9262318

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 22nd February 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

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  2. Mousehold Infant & Nursery School (1.0km) show on map
  3. Charles Darwin Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  4. Heartsease Primary Academy (1.2km) show on map
  5. Norwich School (1.2km) show on map
  6. George White Junior School (1.3km) show on map
  7. St William's Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  8. Magdalen Gates Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  9. The Open Academy (1.6km) show on map
  10. Jane Austen College (1.6km) show on map
  11. Notre Dame High School, Norwich (1.8km) show on map
  12. The Free School Norwich (1.9km) show on map
  13. St. Clements Hill Primary Academy (1.9km) show on map
  14. Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School (2.0km) show on map
  15. Sewell Park Academy (2.1km) show on map
  16. Angel Road Infant School (2.1km) show on map
  17. Angel Road Junior School (2.1km) show on map
  18. Sprowston Community Academy (2.1km) show on map
  19. Norwich Steiner School (2.2km) show on map
  20. Falcon Junior School (2.2km) show on map
  21. Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe (2.2km) show on map
  22. Bignold Primary School and Nursery (2.3km) show on map
  23. Lakenham Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  24. Cecil Gowing Infant School (2.3km) show on map
  25. Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form (2.6km) show on map
  26. Sprowston Junior School (2.6km) show on map
  27. Sprowston Infant School (2.6km) show on map
  28. Trowse Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  29. Norwich City College of Further and Higher Ed... (2.7km) show on map
  30. Notre Dame Preparatory School (Norwich) Limited (2.7km) show on map
  31. Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk (2.8km) show on map
  32. Town Close Co-Educational Preparatory School (2.8km) show on map
  33. Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery (2.8km) show on map
  34. Hewett Academy (2.8km) show on map
  35. The Wherry School (3.0km) show on map
  36. Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery (3.1km) show on map
  37. Nelson Infant School (3.1km) show on map
  38. Dussindale Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  39. Harford Manor School, Norwich (3.1km) show on map
  40. Avenue Junior School (3.1km) show on map
  41. Norwich High School for Girls GDST (3.2km) show on map
  42. The Parkside School, Norwich (3.2km) show on map
  43. Recreation Road Infant School (3.3km) show on map
  44. Wensum Junior School (3.3km) show on map
  45. Old Catton CofE VC Junior School (3.4km) show on map
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  47. White House Farm (3.4km) show on map
  48. Hall School (3.4km) show on map
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  56. Colman Infant School (3.7km) show on map
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  74. West Earlham Junior School (5.0km) show on map
  75. Firside Junior School (5.1km) show on map
  76. Hellesdon High School (5.1km) show on map
  77. Future Education (5.2km) show on map
  78. Valley Primary Academy (5.3km) show on map
  79. Rackheath Primary School (5.4km) show on map
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  84. Cringleford CE VA Primary School (6.4km) show on map
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  86. Cringleford Prep (6.4km) show on map
  87. Woodland View Junior School (6.5km) show on map
  88. Banks House School (6.8km) show on map
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  90. St Michael's VA Junior School (6.9km) show on map
  91. Surlingham Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  92. Ormiston Victory Academy (7.1km) show on map
  93. Poringland Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  94. Chapel Break Infant School (7.2km) show on map
  95. St Faiths CofE Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  96. Stoke Holy Cross Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  97. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey (7.9km) show on map
  98. Drayton CofE Junior School (8.1km) show on map
  99. Salhouse CofE Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  100. Brundall Primary School (8.3km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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