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West Earlham Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–7 · Community school
Scarnell Road, Norwich NR5 8HT · weins.co.uk · 01603 451299
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 281
- 98% of 288 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 45.5%
- First language not English
- 29.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 65 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 91% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 57 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for West Earlham Infant and Nursery School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 8 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (45 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 45
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (31%) with SEND