West Earlham Infant and Nursery School
Scarnell Road, Norwich, NR5 8HT
281 pupils · 98% of 288 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Free school meals
- 45.5%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 October 2024, published 12 November 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.1 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 65 | 90 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 50 | 49 | 83 | 49 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 51 | 50 | 69 | 51 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 59 | 58 | 81 | 59 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 57 | 57 | 84 | 57 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 56 | 54 | 85 | 55 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 66 | 93 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 67 | 99 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- West Earlham Junior School 0 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Norwich Primary Academy 0.7 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Henderson Green Primary Academy 0.9 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Bluebell Primary School 1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Valley Primary Academy 1.1 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.