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Earlham Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2-5MixedLocal authority nursery school78 pupilsNurseryNorwichNorfolk
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedAs expected teachingOfsted report card, April 2026
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher17.5School workforce census
Pupils on roll78Census January 2026

Earlham Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Norwich for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 78 pupils. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted visited in April 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.

Cadge Road, Norwich, NR5 8DB01603 454271earlhamnurseryschool.co.ukMs Carole Jacques headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted visited on 21 April 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.

TeachingOfsted calls this “curriculum and teaching”
As expected
Achievement
As expected
Behaviour and attendanceOfsted calls this “attendance and behaviour”
As expected
Support for every childOfsted calls this “inclusion”
As expected
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development and wellbeing”
Strong
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and governance”
As expected
SafeguardingAre pupils kept safe?
Pupils are kept safe
Met
Ofsted's scale:ExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement

Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.

Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
21 June 2022S5 InspectionGood

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

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.

Pupils on roll78Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families0%0% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English32%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls44 / 34
White British pupils53%
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll786969858798
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language32%19%19%17%13%12%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–0%0%0%0%0%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers3.0full-time equivalent, 3 people
Pupils per teacher17.5Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants1.0full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£33,164
Teachers who left in the year33%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£17,561England £7,738. Total £773k
Income per pupil£16,708England £7,697. Total £735k
Spent on teachers per pupil£4,451England £3,480
Money in reserve1%Very little put by: £8,769, £199 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£38kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£17,561spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m49612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate97 per 1,000 people6% higher than the England average
Typical house price£235,000Norwich

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 schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Norwich Primary AcademyAcademy90 m295Good 201933Compare
Future EducationIndependent280 m42Not inspected–Compare
Henderson Green Primary AcademyAcademy490 m148Requires improvement 20247Compare
West Earlham Infant and Nursery SchoolCouncil600 m281Not inspected–Compare
West Earlham Junior SchoolCouncil600 m239Not inspected7Compare
Valley Primary AcademyAcademy630 m153Requires improvement 20238Compare
City Academy NorwichAcademy980 m674Requires improvement 20246Compare
Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery SchoolChurch of England0.7 miles210Not inspected–Compare
All schools in NorfolkAll schools in NorwichBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Earlham Nursery School a good school?

Earlham Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted's report card from April 2026 rated its teaching as as expected.

What is Earlham Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 21 April 2026 it rated teaching as as expected, achievement as as expected, behaviour and attendance as as expected, leadership as as expected.

How many pupils does Earlham Nursery School have?

78 pupils aged 2 to 5 were on the roll in January 2026.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Cadge Road, Norwich, NR5 8DB
Telephone
01603 454271
Website
www.earlhamnurseryschool.co.uk
Headteacher
Ms Carole Jacques
Type of school
Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 2-5, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Norfolk
Ward
Wensum
Constituency
Norwich South
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
120767 · LAESTAB 9261005
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from