Drayton Community Infant School, Norwich

Requires Improvement
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 5โ€“7

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~687m)Possible (~981m)Unlikely (~1.3km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Sarah Hutt
Pupils:185 / 270 capacity
LA:Norfolk
Phone:01603860272
Address:School Road, Drayton, Norwich, NR8 6EP
Trust:CLARION CORVUS TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 December 2017

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted ยท 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 10 December 2024View full report
URN:145301
UKPRN:10066037
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Norwich North
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its May 2022 inspection โ€” down from Good.

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement), Early years (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

8.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

24 responses
Would recommend88%
Child is happy100%
Well taught96%
Good progress71%
Feels safe100%
Well behaved88%
Bullying dealt with13%
Kept informed79%
Handles concerns58%
Wider development88%

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

Class Sizes

27.6

Avg class size

27.6

Infant (KS1)

5

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

69%

Available places

185 pupils

270 capacity

85 spare places available

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(3)

10 December 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsGood
11 May 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsRequires Improvement
12 December 2013
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.24629%

Overall absence

12.16216%

Persistent absence

148

Enrolments

Authorised4.09674%
Unauthorised1.14955%
Persistent (10%+)12.16216%
Severe (50%+)1.35135%

Absence trend

4.27286%
18/19
3.17651%
20/21
7.67503%
21/22
6.77617%
22/23
5.65561%
23/24
5.24629%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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