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Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Voluntary aided
Rawley Road, Bowthorpe, Norwich NR5 9AP · cloverhillschool.co.uk · 01603 745559
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · May 2025
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 210
- 30 over 180 places · 117%
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 20.9%
- First language not English
- 37.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 44 families put the school first and 46 places were offered; 100% 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 | 46 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 39 | 39 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 51 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 May 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 7 May 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Outstanding
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 Dec 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (26 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 26
- 14% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (38%) with SEND