Sprowston Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–7 · Norwich, Norfolk
Sprowston Infant School is a primary school in Norwich, Norfolk for ages 4–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 13 May 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Recreation Ground Road, Sprowston, Recreation Ground Rd, Norwich, NR7 8EW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Norfolk
- Pupils on roll
- 111 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 13 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils who attend this school are happy and enjoy being here.”
- “They benefit from a wellthought-out balance of learning activities.”
- “Pupils have plentiful opportunities to enhance their learning through age-appropriate play and exploring different topics.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, sometimes the activities that staff provide are too focused on learning facts and do not give pupils the opportunity to develop and apply their knowledge securely.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 39 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 39 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Norfolk.
- Sprowston Junior School 0.0 mi School remains Good
- Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery 0.5 mi Standards maintained
- Cecil Gowing Infant School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Falcon Junior School 0.6 mi Good
- White Woman Lane Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding
- Old Catton CofE VC Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- St. Clements Hill Primary Academy 0.8 mi Not judged
- Garrick Green Infant School 1.0 mi Not judged