John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School

John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School has shown significant improvement since its last inspection, now achieving a good rating in all areas evaluated. The school provides a supportive and engaging environment where pupils feel happy and safe. Strong relationships between staff and pupils help foster an atmosphere conducive to learning, showcasing the school's commitment to its core values. The school's focus on communication and language development, particularly in early years, has led to effective early reading practices that help pupils keep pace with their peers. Additionally, the school’s leaders collaborate well across the federation, contributing to a well-structured and ambitious curriculum that supports the comprehensive development of all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Supportive and engaging environment for pupils.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils.
• Effective communication and language development practices.
• Ambitious curriculum supported across the federation.
• Good personal development opportunities for pupils.
• Well-structured early years provision.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in the quality of pupils' written work.
• Not all staff maintain high expectations for writing skills.
• Basic errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling are sometimes overlooked.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.5% of pupils at John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School had 34.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 33.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 20.6% of pupils at John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

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All schools in Norwich · Norfolk local authority: places and applications

John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School is part of The Aylsham Cluster Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Bure Valley School Norwich
• Aylsham High School Norwich
• Buxton Primary School Norwich

What is John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School have?

John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School has 204 pupils on roll.

What age range does John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School cover?

John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School?

John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School is at Hungate Street, Aylsham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 6JZ.