Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery

Community school·Infant school Norwich, Norfolk·NR7 8BU

School type

Infant school

Ages 3–7

Key Stage 2 performance

Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery is an infant school for pupils aged 3–7. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every infant school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

33 first choices, 42 places

First choices per place

0.79

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

124

any preference, for 42 places

First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.07

00.511.5

1 per place

1.0320221.1220230.9420240.8620250.792026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Outstanding

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Outstanding

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Outstanding

School profile

Age range: 3–7
Pupils on roll: 205
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

12.7%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

15.1%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

9.3%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

6.3%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

4.7%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

10.4%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

26.2

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£5,900

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Falcon Junior School Norwich · 0.4 mi 37.3 Sprowston Junior School Norwich · 0.4 mi 36.1 White Woman Lane Junior School Norwich · 1.0 mi 53.2 Old Catton CofE VC Junior School Norwich · 1.1 mi 48.5 Heartsease Primary Academy Norwich · 1.1 mi 44.8 St William's Primary School Norwich · 1.4 mi 32.5 George White Junior School Norwich · 1.5 mi 37.2 Lionwood Junior School Norwich · 1.7 mi 31.6

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery at a glance

Located in Norwich, Norfolk, Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 205 pupils aged 3 to 7. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Outstanding' at its most recent inspection.

Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery their first choice was offered one of its 42 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.7%. There are about 26.2 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.