Mousehold Infant & Nursery School, Norwich

The school runs after-school care until 6:00pm, from £2.50 per session.

For September 2026 entry, 47 families put Mousehold Infant & Nursery School as their first choice and 103 named it as one of their preferences, for 49 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Mousehold Infant & Nursery School are George White Junior School (0.2 miles, Good, 61% reading, 62% maths); Magdalen Gates Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 72% reading, 69% maths); St. Clements Hill Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 65% reading, 65% maths); and Angel Road Junior School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 85% reading, 83% maths).

Mousehold Infant & Nursery School is one of 13 schools run by Clarion Corvus Trust, an academy trust.

36 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Mousehold Infant & Nursery School (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that pupils behave well (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

14.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 31.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (65%), Black (9%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 43 pupils (19.2%) received SEN support and 15 (6.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Mousehold Infant & Nursery School had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Norwich Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mousehold Infant School (outside), 110 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 525 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Norfolk (28), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Mousehold Infant & Nursery School issued 3 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Mousehold Infant & Nursery School are Sewell Park Academy (0.6 miles), The Open Academy (0.8 miles), Jane Austen College (0.8 miles) and Sprowston Community Academy (1 mile).