Drayton Community Infant School
School Road, Drayton, Norwich, NR8 6EP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Hutt
- Sponsor
- Inclusive Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Norwich North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 185
- URN
- 145301
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603860272
About this school
Drayton Community Infant School is a primary academy in Norwich. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 185 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Drayton Community 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 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 250 |
| 2023/24 | 232 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Drayton Community Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.3% | 9.5% | 185 | — |
| Drayton CofE Junior School | 49% | 4.4% | 13.8% | 331 | 0.3 miles |
| Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.4% | 6.9% | 205 | 0.7 miles |
| Taverham VC CE Junior School | 69% | 5% | 12.6% | 406 | 1.0 miles |
| Nightingale Infant & Nursery School | — | 7.2% | 13.7% | 169 | 1.1 miles |
| Horsford CofE VA Primary School | 65% | 4.5% | 19.2% | 354 | 1.6 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)
- 9.48%
- English as an additional language
- 10%
- Overall absence
- 5.25%
- Persistent absence
- 12.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Drayton CofE Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Taverham VC CE Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Nightingale Infant & Nursery School1.1 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Horsford CofE VA Primary School1.6 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 year groups does Drayton Community Infant School teach?
- Drayton Community Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Drayton Community Infant School?
- The headteacher of Drayton Community Infant School is Mrs Sarah Hutt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Drayton Community Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Drayton Community 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 big is Drayton Community Infant School?
- Drayton Community Infant School has 185 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Drayton Community Infant School full?
- Drayton Community Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 185 on roll (69%), 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 Drayton Community Infant School a faith school?
- No. Drayton Community Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Drayton Community Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Drayton Community Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Drayton Community Infant School?
- Drayton Community Infant School is part of INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Drayton Community Infant School's absence rate?
- Drayton Community Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Drayton Community 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 Drayton Community 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 10 July 2026.