Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School, Norwich

Outstanding
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 37

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~546m)Possible (~780m)Unlikely (~1.0km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Sarah Claflin
Pupils:210 / 180 capacity
LA:Norfolk
Phone:01603745559
Address:Rawley Road, Bowthorpe, Norwich, NR5 9AP
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2013

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago
-

Overall

Inspected 7 May 2025View full report
URN:140033
UKPRN:10080726
Diocese:Diocese of Norwich
Constituency:Norwich South
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Clover Hill is a warm and ambitious school where pupils feel safe and proud to belong. Teaching is consistently excellent, with staff supporting children to speak confidently and understand ideas deeply. The school goes beyond the classroom with high-quality trips, clubs and musical and sporting events that enrich learning and develop important values like compassion and kindness.

Key Strengths

  • Excellent pupil behaviour with clear, consistent routines from the earliest years
  • Expert, focused teaching that helps pupils understand, practise and remember key concepts
  • Strong support for pupils with SEND, with staff receiving specialist training and adapting teaching effectively
  • Rich curriculum enrichment including trips, clubs and visitors that link to classroom learning
  • Effective phonics teaching with additional daily story lessons to build vocabulary and comprehension

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils do not yet apply their writing skills with confidence and fluency across different subjects despite recent improvements to foundational writing knowledge

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with leaders creating an open, positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

Clubs, trips, musical events, sporting events

Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School has maintained its outstanding standards and continues to provide a warm, ambitious learning environment where pupils thrive and achieve well across the curriculum.

At a Glance

20.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

26 responses
Would recommend100%
Child is happy100%
Well taught100%
Good progress89%
Feels safe100%
Well behaved92%
Bullying dealt with12%
Kept informed96%
Handles concerns77%
Wider development100%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Class Sizes

24.0

Avg class size

26.5

Infant (KS1)

5

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

117%

Over capacity

210 pupils

180 capacity

30 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Norwich

Low pressure
New homes approved:8,028
Projected new pupils:2,007

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Norwich

Admissions Demand - Norfolk

Low demand0.78x oversubscription

Places available

9,822

Applications

7,691

Got 1st preference

95.8%

Got preferred school

98.9%

Primary admissions across Norfolk (2025/26)

Inspection History(4)

7 May 2025
5 March 2019
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
11 July 2018

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.91429%

Overall absence

16.96429%

Persistent absence

112

Enrolments

Authorised4.76025%
Unauthorised2.15404%
Persistent (10%+)16.96429%
Severe (50%+)0.89286%

Absence trend

4.38287%
18/19
6.07583%
20/21
7.68115%
21/22
7.90975%
22/23
8.63397%
23/24
6.91429%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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