Nightingale Infant & Nursery School
Nightingale Drive, Taverham, Norwich, NR8 6LA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Hutt
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Inclusive Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Broadland and Fakenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 169
- URN
- 146550
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603867976
About this school
Nightingale Infant & Nursery School is a primary academy in Norwich. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 169 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Nightingale Infant & Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Nightingale 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 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 125 |
| 2023/24 | 142 |
| 2024/25 | 168 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Nightingale Infant & Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.2% | 13.7% | 169 | — |
| Taverham VC CE Junior School | 69% | 5% | 12.6% | 406 | 0.2 miles |
| Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.4% | 6.9% | 205 | 0.6 miles |
| Drayton Community Infant School | — | 5.3% | 9.5% | 185 | 1.1 miles |
| Drayton CofE Junior School | 49% | 4.4% | 13.8% | 331 | 1.2 miles |
| Queen's Hill Primary School | 73% | 4.3% | 11.9% | 606 | 1.3 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)
- 13.73%
- English as an additional language
- 10.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.21%
- Persistent absence
- 20.31%
Location
Nearby schools
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Taverham VC CE Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Drayton Community Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Drayton CofE Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Queen's Hill Primary School1.3 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 Nightingale Infant & Nursery School teach?
- Nightingale Infant & Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Nightingale Infant & Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Nightingale Infant & Nursery School is Mrs Sarah Hutt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Nightingale Infant & Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nightingale 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 many pupils are at Nightingale Infant & Nursery School?
- Nightingale Infant & Nursery School has 169 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Nightingale Infant & Nursery School full?
- Nightingale Infant & Nursery School has capacity for 180 pupils and 169 on roll (94%), 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 Nightingale Infant & Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Nightingale Infant & Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Nightingale Infant & Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Nightingale Infant & Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Is Nightingale Infant & Nursery School part of an academy trust?
- Nightingale 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 Nightingale Infant & Nursery School's absence rate?
- Nightingale Infant & Nursery School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Nightingale 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 Nightingale 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 10 July 2026.