Nightingale Infant & Nursery School

Nightingale Infant and Nursery School is demonstrating effective performance, having achieved a 'Good' overall effectiveness rating during its first routine inspection since converting to an academy in 2018. The school fosters a positive environment where pupils feel valued and safe, and they display a strong sense of pride in their community. Notably, the personal development aspect is rated as outstanding, indicating that pupils are not only happy but also actively engaged and prepared for future educational stages. Although behaviour is well-managed and staff have high expectations, the school is currently working on deepening the curriculum knowledge across a few subjects to ensure that every area reflects this commitment to excellence. The leadership team's clear vision and strategic planning have been pivotal in improving the school following its previous challenges. Parental confidence is being rebuilt through effective communication, although some parents still have lingering doubts due to the school's past legacy. Continuous improvements in teaching approaches, especially in areas like phonics and inclusion for pupils with special educational needs, highlight the effective management and collaborative efforts across the school community.

Strengths

• Pupils feel valued and safe in a supportive environment.
• Outstanding personal development, with pupils actively engaged in their learning.
• Effective leadership has driven significant improvements in a short time.
• High expectations established for pupil behaviour and achievement.
• Successful implementation of a new phonics programme leading to rapid progress in reading.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Revision of the curriculum content is incomplete in a few subjects.
• Some parents have lingering doubts about the school's reputation.

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 Nightingale Infant & Nursery School attended 92.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.3% 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, 1.2% of pupils at Nightingale Infant & 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 Nightingale Infant & Nursery School had 19.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.2% 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, 7.1% of pupils at Nightingale Infant & Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.6% 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.

In 2023–24 Nightingale Infant & Nursery School received £6,551 and spent £7,041 for each of its 121 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £43,000 (-£359 per pupil).

Across all 13 schools of Clarion Corvus Trust, income was £7,184 and spending £7,455 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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

Nightingale Infant & Nursery School is part of Clarion Corvus Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Drayton Community Infant School Norwich
• George White Junior School Norwich
• Mousehold Infant & Nursery School Norwich
• Lionwood Junior School Norwich
• Lionwood Infant and Nursery School Norwich
• Manor Field Infant and Nursery School Norwich
• Aslacton Primary School Norwich
• Hobart High School Norwich
• Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School Thetford
• Watton Junior School Thetford

What is Nightingale Infant & Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Nightingale Infant & Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Nightingale Infant & Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Nightingale Infant & Nursery School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Nightingale Infant & Nursery School have?

Nightingale Infant & Nursery School has 169 pupils on roll.

What age range does Nightingale Infant & Nursery School cover?

Nightingale Infant & Nursery School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is Nightingale Infant & Nursery School?

Nightingale Infant & Nursery School is at Nightingale Drive, Taverham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6LA.