Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School
Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School is a Church of England school (voluntary aided) in Norwich for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 210 pupils, 30 more than it has places for. About 21 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools.
Rawley Road, Bowthorpe, Norwich, NR5 9AP01603 745559cloverhillschool.co.ukMrs Sarah Claflin headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
About 21 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have grown by 10% since 2021/22, so places are getting harder to come by.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Norfolk council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (34), Autistic spectrum disorder (5), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (4), Moderate learning difficulty (3), emotional and mental health (3), Hearing impairment (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 210 | 192 | 178 | 183 | 186 | 156 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 20% | 20% | 20% | 26% | 29% | 35% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 37% | 38% | 40% | 40% | 37% | 22% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 20% | 20% | 16% | 16% | 24% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 5% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 0% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 6.9% | 8.6% | 7.9% | 7.7% | 6.1% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.8% | 5.1% | 5.8% | 5.4% | 4.2% | 2.5% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 2.2% | 3.6% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 1.9% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 17.0% | 27.0% | 21.0% | 26.2% | 15.7% | 6.9% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Primary Academy | Academy | 850 m | 153 | Requires improvement 2023 | 8 | Compare |
| Costessey Primary School | Academy | 950 m | 559 | Good 2023 | 51 | Compare |
| St Michael's VA Junior School | Church of England | 1000 m | 423 | Good 2023 | 56 | Compare |
| Norwich Primary Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 295 | Good 2019 | 33 | Compare |
| Chapel Break Infant School | Council | 0.7 miles | 159 | Outstanding 2023 | 92 | Compare |
| West Earlham Infant and Nursery School | Council | 0.8 miles | 281 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| West Earlham Junior School | Council | 0.8 miles | 239 | Not inspected | 7 | Compare |
| Henderson Green Primary Academy | Academy | 1.0 miles | 148 | Requires improvement 2024 | 7 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School yet.
How many pupils does Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School have?
210 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 117% full.
Is Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 21 places were empty in 2024/25 (12% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School?
Pupils were in school 93.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 17% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School?
The average class had 26.3 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 13% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Rawley Road, Bowthorpe, Norwich, NR5 9AP
- Telephone
- 01603 745559
- Website
- www.cloverhillschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Claflin
- Type of school
- Church of England school (voluntary aided) (Voluntary aided school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England, Diocese of Norwich
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward
- Bowthorpe
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2013 (change religious character)
- URN
- 140033 · LAESTAB 9262050 · UKPRN 10080726
- Formerly
- Clover Hill Infant School and Nursery
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.