Lionwood Infant and Nursery School
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Lionwood Infant and Nursery School is a converter academy in Norwich for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 212 pupils and room for 262. About 16 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 94 out of 100. That puts it well above schools like it, ahead of 91% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.
Telegraph Lane East, Norwich, NR1 4AN01603 433957lionwoodinfant.co.ukHeadteacher Selene Sawyer executive headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 15 July 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2021 | Ungraded | School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next |
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
About 11 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. 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.
Specialist SEND provision. SEN unit with 6 pupils, for speech, language and communication.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Norfolk with speech, language and communication provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (25), Autistic spectrum disorder (14), Moderate learning difficulty (11), language and communications needs (6), Multi-sensory impairment (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 212 | 223 | 210 | 200 | 216 | 218 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 17% | 19% | 19% | 23% | 32% | 32% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 24% | 27% | 32% | 32% | 21% | 22% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 17% | 13% | 24% | 21% | 19% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.6% 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 | 5.4% | 4.9% | 7.3% | 7.1% | 4.9% | 3.9% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.5% | 3.9% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 3.3% | 2.9% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.1% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 12.7% | 12.4% | 22.8% | 26.0% | 14.3% | 7.0% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 2.7 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 3.7 | – | – |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionwood Junior School | Academy | 560 m | 239 | Good 2023 | 11 | Compare |
| Charles Darwin Primary School | Free school | 0.6 miles | 465 | Not inspected | 87 | Compare |
| Mousehold Infant & Nursery School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 224 | No overall grade 2024 | 95 | Compare |
| Heartsease Primary Academy | Academy | 1.0 miles | 398 | Good 2023 | 12 | Compare |
| St William's Primary School | Council | 1.0 miles | 407 | Not inspected | 19 | Compare |
| The Free School Norwich | Free school | 1.1 miles | 180 | No overall grade 2025 | 44 | Compare |
| Trowse Primary School | Council | 1.1 miles | 206 | No overall grade 2025 | 88 | Compare |
| George White Junior School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 218 | Good 2019 | 18 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Lionwood Infant and Nursery School with the 46 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 46 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
No school with a similar mix of pupils within 25 km scores clearly higher.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 94 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 94% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 86 to 98. 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 | +0.74 | Ofsted grade, 1.2 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | above | +0.13 | results and attendance rising year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | in line | +0.01 | 2024/25; 126 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 Lionwood Infant and Nursery School a good school?
Yes, going by the figures. Lionwood Infant and Nursery School scores 94 out of 100. That is well above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 91% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 86 to 98, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Lionwood Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Lionwood Infant and Nursery School not judged at its last full inspection on 15 July 2025.
How many pupils does Lionwood Infant and Nursery School have?
212 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 262 places, so it is 81% full.
Is Lionwood Infant and Nursery School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 11 places were empty in 2024/25 (6% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Lionwood Infant and Nursery School?
Pupils were in school 94.6% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 13% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Lionwood Infant and Nursery School?
The average class had 26.1 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 14% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Lionwood Infant and Nursery School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has sen unit for speech, language and communication. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Telegraph Lane East, Norwich, NR1 4AN
- Telephone
- 01603 433957
- Website
- www.lionwoodinfant.co.uk
- Executive Headteacher
- Headteacher Selene Sawyer
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Clarion Corvus Trust (13 schools)
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward
- Thorpe Hamlet
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2017 (academy converter)
- URN
- 144144 · LAESTAB 9263422 · UKPRN 10063026
- Formerly
- Lionwood Infant and 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.
- 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.