Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School
Arden Grove, Hellesdon, Norwich, NR6 6QA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE WENSUM TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Waterfield
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Wensum Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Norwich North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 202
- Pupils on roll
- 173
- URN
- 139736
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603404553
About this school
Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School is a primary academy in Norwich. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 173 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Arden Grove Infant and Nursery 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 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 194 |
| 2024/25 | 187 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.6% | 3.9% | 173 | — |
| Firside Junior School | 71% | 5.1% | 15.7% | 327 | 0.6 miles |
| Kinsale Junior School | 63% | 5.1% | 24.7% | 217 | 0.7 miles |
| Kinsale Infant School | — | — | — | 110 | 0.7 miles |
| Heather Avenue Infant School | — | 6.2% | 16.7% | 99 | 1.0 miles |
| Mile Cross Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 42.5% | 465 | 1.5 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)
- 3.9%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.63%
- Persistent absence
- 12.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Firside Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Kinsale Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Kinsale Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Heather Avenue Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Mile Cross Primary School1.5 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
- Aslacton Primary School Primary
- Avenue Junior School Primary
- Bacton Primary School Primary
- Banham Primary School Primary
- Barford Primary School Primary
- Barnham Broom Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Sarah Waterfield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Arden Grove Infant and Nursery 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 big is Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School?
- Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School has 173 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School full?
- Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 202 pupils and 173 on roll (86%), 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 Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School?
- Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School is part of THE WENSUM TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Arden Grove Infant and Nursery 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 Arden Grove Infant and Nursery 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 1 July 2026.