Sprowston Infant School
Recreation Ground Road, Sprowston, Norwich, NR7 8EW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Rob Edwards
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Norwich North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 206
- Pupils on roll
- 111
- URN
- 120853
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603429001
About this school
Sprowston Infant School is a community primary school in Norwich. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 111 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sprowston Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Trends over time
How Sprowston Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 150 |
| 2023/24 | 134 |
| 2024/25 | 130 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sprowston Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.4% | 26.8% | 111 | — |
| Sprowston Junior School | 52% | 6.8% | 33.3% | 175 | 0.0 miles |
| Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery | — | 4.2% | 12.7% | 188 | 0.5 miles |
| Cecil Gowing Infant School | — | 5.7% | 9.3% | 173 | 0.5 miles |
| Falcon Junior School | 52% | 5.3% | 22.5% | 417 | 0.6 miles |
| White Woman Lane Junior School | 71% | 4.3% | 18.3% | 352 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report13 May 2025
- 12 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.77%
- English as an additional language
- 10.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.44%
- Persistent absence
- 17.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sprowston Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Cecil Gowing Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Falcon Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
White Woman Lane Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Norwich
Other schools in Norwich
- Acle Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Aldborough Primary School Primary
- Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Angel Road Infant School Primary
- Angel Road Junior School Primary
- Antingham and Southrepps Primary School Primary
- Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Aslacton Primary School Primary
- Avenue Junior School Primary
- Bacton Primary School Primary
- Banham Primary School Primary
- Barford Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Sprowston Infant School teach?
- Sprowston Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Sprowston Infant School?
- The headteacher of Sprowston Infant School is Mr Rob Edwards, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sprowston Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sprowston Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Sprowston Infant School?
- Sprowston Infant School has 111 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Sprowston Infant School full?
- Sprowston Infant School has capacity for 206 pupils and 111 on roll (54%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sprowston Infant School a faith school?
- No. Sprowston Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sprowston Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sprowston Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Sprowston Infant School have?
- The schools register lists Sprowston Infant School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Sprowston Infant School's absence rate?
- Sprowston Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Sprowston Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Sprowston Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.