Nurture Education Trust, Norwich
Nurture Education Trust is an independent school for pupils aged 11 to 17 in Norwich. It is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted; its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in October 2025.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Nurture Education Trust in detail
Nurture Education Trust in its own words
In its own words: "Welcome to Nurture Education Trust, where we aspire to ensure all young people who access our Learning Centre can re-connect with the education system through a range of character and career enriching opportunities which place wellbeing at their core."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Nurture Education Trust can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other independent schools to Nurture Education Trust are Notre Dame Preparatory School (Norwich) Limited (1 mile); Include School Norfolk (1.6 miles, Good, selective); Norwich School (1.7 miles); and Norwich High School for Girls GDST (2 miles).
Notre Dame Preparatory School (Norwich) LimitedInclude School NorfolkNorwich SchoolNorwich High School for Girls GDST
Who goes there
Almost every pupil at Nurture Education Trust has an education, health and care plan (39 of 39 in 2026).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Norwich Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Parr Road (adjacent), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Nurture Education Trust stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 267 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.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASISI Inspection Reports
Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted. Ofsted last inspected this school in 17 June 2015, before the latest ISI inspection.
Routine Inspection
14 October 2025
Non-Routine Inspection
27 February 2024
Short Visit
30 June 2023
Educational Quality / Focused Compliance
21 September 2022
Short Visit
7 December 2021
Short Visit
11 December 2019
Regulatory Compliance
13 June 2018
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 1 nearby school
Latest from Nurture Education Trust
Back to School - September 2026
1 Oct 2026
July Newsletter
31 Jul 2026
June Newsletter
3 Jul 2026
May Newsletter
25 May 2026
April Newsletter
8 May 2026
March Newsletter
31 Mar 2026
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Social & online
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 34
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 34 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 28 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 3 on a bicycle.
6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Norfolk is 4 (the median across 462 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
39 pupils
40 places
1 spare place
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Norwich
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Norwich
Across Norfolk council
Places available
9,559
Applications
8,625
Got 1st preference
94.1%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All secondary applications across Norfolk council (2026/27), not just this school.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
39
EHC Plans
100.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
39
Total Pupils
15
Boys
24
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
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Questions parents ask about Nurture Education Trust
What are GCSE results like at Nurture Education Trust?
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Nurture Education Trust can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
When was Nurture Education Trust last inspected?
Nurture Education Trust is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted. Its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in October 2025.
How many pupils go to Nurture Education Trust?
Nurture Education Trust has around 39 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Nurture Education Trust?
Nurture Education Trust is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Nurture Education Trust?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 34 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 28 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 3 on a bicycle. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Norfolk is 4 (the median across 462 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Nurture Education Trust?
Nurture Education Trust is at 289 Drayton Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 2PW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)