Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School
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Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School is a converter academy in Norwich for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 205 pupils, 25 more than it has places for. About 4 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 98 out of 100. That puts it well above schools like it, ahead of 90% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2023.
Eastfield, Taverham, Norwich, NR8 6PJ01603 860334ghosthill.orgMrs Rebecca Westall headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 5 December 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.
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 a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Moderate learning difficulty (9), emotional and mental health (9), language and communications needs (7), Autistic spectrum disorder (4), Physical disability (1), Specific learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 205 | 204 | 209 | 220 | 223 | 218 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 3% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 9% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 2% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 11% | 10% | 10% | 5% | 3% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 4% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.6% 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 | 4.4% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 7.7% | 2.1% | 4.1% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 6.6% | 1.8% | 2.9% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 1.2% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 6.6% | 9.2% | 8.3% | 19.7% | 0.8% | 10.0% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 3.4 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 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.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
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
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taverham VC CE Junior School | Church of England | 720 m | 406 | Good 2023 | 66 | Compare |
| Nightingale Infant & Nursery School | Academy | 960 m | 169 | Good 2023 | 11 | Compare |
| Drayton CofE Junior School | Church of England | 0.6 miles | 331 | Good 2023 | 31 | Compare |
| Drayton Community Infant School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 185 | No overall grade 2024 | 81 | Compare |
| Queen's Hill Primary School | Council | 1.4 miles | 606 | Good 2023 | 68 | Compare |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey | Academy | 1.5 miles | 315 | No overall grade 2025 | 57 | Compare |
| Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School | Academy | 2.1 miles | 173 | No overall grade 2025 | 92 | Compare |
| Horsford CofE VA Primary School | Church of England/Christian | 2.2 miles | 354 | Good 2023 | 53 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School with the 49 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 49 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 98 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 98% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 93 to 100. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | well above | +1.01 | Ofsted grade, 2.8 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | in line | -0.05 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | above | +0.19 | 2024/25; 121 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School a good school?
Yes, going by the figures. Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School scores 98 out of 100. That is well above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 90% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 93 to 100, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School outstanding at its last full inspection on 5 December 2023.
How many pupils does Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School have?
205 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 114% full.
Is Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School oversubscribed?
Often. Fewer than one place in twenty was empty in 2024/25, so popular year groups fill up.
What is attendance like at Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School?
Pupils were in school 95.6% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 7% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School?
The average class had 29.4 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 14% 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
- Eastfield, Taverham, Norwich, NR8 6PJ
- Telephone
- 01603 860334
- Website
- www.ghosthill.org
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Westall
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Sapientia Education Trust (23 schools)
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward
- Taverham South
- Constituency
- Broadland and Fakenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2018 (academy converter)
- URN
- 145629 · LAESTAB 9262395 · UKPRN 10067241
- Formerly
- Ghost Hill Infant & Nursery School
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.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- 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.