Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer
Mill Road, Cromer, NR27 0AD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nichola Stewart
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- North Norfolk
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 225
- Pupils on roll
- 126
- URN
- 120908
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01263513296
About this school
Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer is a community primary school in Cromer. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 126 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer 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 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 168 |
| 2023/24 | 146 |
| 2024/25 | 130 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer compares
Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6% | 19.2% | 126 | — |
| Cromer Junior School | 42% | 5.6% | 30% | 255 | 0.1 miles |
| Overstrand, the Belfry, Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 65% | 5.6% | 11.5% | 130 | 1.2 miles |
| Northrepps Primary School | — | 9.7% | 13.2% | 35 | 1.7 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy | 58% | 5.1% | 36.8% | 61 | 2.6 miles |
| Gresham Village School and Nursery | 60% | 6.6% | 6.8% | 138 | 3.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.23%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.02%
- Persistent absence
- 10.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cromer Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Cromer
- 1.2 miles
-
Northrepps Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Cromer
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy2.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Gresham Village School and Nursery3.7 miles
Primary · Norwich
Other schools in Cromer
- Cromer Junior School Primary
- Northrepps Primary School Primary
- Overstrand, the Belfry, Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Cromer Academy Secondary
- Sidestrand Hall School Special schools
- St Andrew's School Special schools
- Beeston Hall School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer teach?
- Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Cromer.
- Who is the headteacher of Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer?
- The headteacher of Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer is Mrs Nichola Stewart, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer?
- Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer has 126 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer full?
- Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer has capacity for 225 pupils and 126 on roll (56%), 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 Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer a faith school?
- No. Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer has no designated religious character.
- Does Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer have?
- The schools register lists Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer's absence rate?
- Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer. 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.