Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Norwich, Norfolk
Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery is a primary school in Norwich, Norfolk for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 26 February 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Sparhawk Avenue, Sprowston, Norwich, NR7 8BU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Norfolk
- Pupils on roll
- 188 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 26 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are successful and happy here.”
- “They achieve in line with the school’s high expectations.”
- “Dedicated staff ensure pupils learn important knowledge securely such as number bonds, how to write a sentence and the meanings of new words.”
To improve
- “Some teachers are still getting to grips with teaching some subjects in the curriculum and their activity choices do not always enable pupils to deepen their learning.”
- “As a result, in some lessons, pupils do not deepen their understanding of what is being taught well enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 33 first-preference applications, 42 offers in total, 33 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Norfolk.
- Cecil Gowing Infant School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Falcon Junior School 0.4 mi Good
- Sprowston Infant School 0.5 mi Standards maintained
- Sprowston Junior School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- White House Farm 0.5 mi Good
- White Woman Lane Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Outstanding
- Heartsease Primary Academy 1.1 mi Good
- Old Catton CofE VC Junior School 1.1 mi School remains Good