Mousehold Infant & Nursery School
Mousehold Avenue, Norwich, NR3 4RS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Tolson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Inclusive Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Norwich North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 230
- Pupils on roll
- 224
- URN
- 146479
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603427012
About this school
Mousehold Infant & Nursery School is a primary academy in Norwich. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 224 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Mousehold Infant & 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 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 251 |
| 2023/24 | 245 |
| 2024/25 | 231 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mousehold Infant & 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 | — | 5.7% | 20.6% | 224 | — |
| George White Junior School | 50% | 5.2% | 37.2% | 218 | 0.2 miles |
| Magdalen Gates Primary School | 62% | 6.2% | 26.3% | 194 | 0.4 miles |
| St. Clements Hill Primary Academy | 46% | 4.5% | 16.8% | 298 | 0.5 miles |
| Angel Road Junior School | 68% | 4.5% | 34.6% | 192 | 0.6 miles |
| Angel Road Infant School | — | 6.1% | 26.2% | 155 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.62%
- English as an additional language
- 26%
- Overall absence
- 5.67%
- Persistent absence
- 14.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
George White Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Magdalen Gates Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Norwich
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St. Clements Hill Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Angel Road Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Angel Road Infant 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 year groups does Mousehold Infant & Nursery School teach?
- Mousehold Infant & Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Mousehold Infant & Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Mousehold Infant & Nursery School is Mr Ian Tolson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mousehold Infant & Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mousehold Infant & 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 Mousehold Infant & Nursery School?
- Mousehold Infant & Nursery School has 224 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Mousehold Infant & Nursery School full?
- Mousehold Infant & Nursery School has capacity for 230 pupils and 224 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Mousehold Infant & Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Mousehold Infant & Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mousehold Infant & Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mousehold Infant & Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Mousehold Infant & Nursery School?
- Mousehold Infant & Nursery 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 Mousehold Infant & Nursery School's absence rate?
- Mousehold Infant & Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Mousehold Infant & 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 Mousehold Infant & 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 2 July 2026.