Sutton Church of England Infant Acdemy
Sutton Church of England Infant Acdemy is a converter academy in Norwich for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 32 pupils and room for 75. About 26 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England.
Denise Close, Off Laxfield Road, Sutton, Norwich, NR12 9QP01692 580608swallowtailfederation.co.ukMrs Natalie Butcher headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
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.
51 places were empty (68% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.
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 (7), Hearing impairment (1), emotional and mental health (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 32 | 31 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 19% | 16% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 13% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 7% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.8% 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 | 6.2% | 7.6% | 5.9% | 6.6% | 3.2% | 4.2% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.8% | 5.5% | 4.2% | 5.0% | 2.6% | 3.1% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.4% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.6% | 1.1% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 25.0% | 25.9% | 15.8% | 15.6% | 7.3% | 4.4% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for Sutton CofE VC Infant School, the school this one replaced in April 2024. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stalham Academy | Academy | 990 m | 217 | Good 2022 | 71 | Compare |
| Stalham Infant School and Nursery | Academy | 1.0 miles | 118 | Good 2023 | 67 | Compare |
| Catfield CofE Primary Academy | Academy | 1.7 miles | 84 | Requires improvement 2022 | 27 | Compare |
| Hickling CofE Infants Academy | Academy | 1.8 miles | 11 | Good 2023 | 69 | Compare |
| Ludham Primary School and Nursery | Academy | 3.4 miles | – | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| East Ruston Infant School & Nursery | Academy | 3.5 miles | 37 | Good 2023 | 64 | Compare |
| Neatishead Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 3.5 miles | 75 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Happisburgh Church of England Primary Academy | Academy | 4.4 miles | 32 | Requires improvement 2021 | 3 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Sutton Church of England Infant Acdemy a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Sutton Church of England Infant Acdemy yet.
How many pupils does Sutton Church of England Infant Acdemy have?
32 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 75 places, so it is 43% full.
Is Sutton Church of England Infant Acdemy oversubscribed?
Probably not. 51 places were empty in 2024/25 (68% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Sutton Church of England Infant Acdemy?
Pupils were in school 93.8% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 25% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Sutton Church of England Infant Acdemy?
The average class had 9.3 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class 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
- Denise Close, Off Laxfield Road, Sutton, Norwich, NR12 9QP
- Telephone
- 01692 580608
- Website
- www.swallowtailfederation.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Natalie Butcher
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England, Diocese of Norwich
- Multi-academy trust
- The Diocese of Norwich St Benet's Multi-Academy Trust (19 schools)
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward
- Stalham
- Constituency
- North Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2024 (academy converter)
- URN
- 150582 · LAESTAB 9263079 · UKPRN 10094534
- Formerly
- Sutton CofE VC Infant 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.