West Earlham Infant and Nursery School
West Earlham Infant and Nursery School is a council school in Norwich for boys and girls aged 2 to 7. It has 281 pupils and room for 288. About 46 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.
Scarnell Road, Norwich, NR5 8HT01603 451299weins.co.ukMrs Jade Hunter 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.
About 12 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 the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. SEN unit with 16 pupils, for other needs.
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 other needs provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (33), emotional and mental health (17), Moderate learning difficulty (9), Autistic spectrum disorder (8), Specific learning difficulty (4), Other difficulty or disability (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 281 | 257 | 270 | 261 | 266 | 251 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 30% | 32% | 29% | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 29% | 28% | 31% | 24% | 21% | 18% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 16% | 20% | 27% | 23% | 14% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.7% 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 | 7.4% | 6.0% | 6.8% | 6.6% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 5.8% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 4.1% | 3.6% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.6% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 26.0% | 16.0% | 22.3% | 21.1% | 16.1% | 13.0% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 1.6 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 1.2 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 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.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Earlham Junior School | Council | 0 m | 239 | Not inspected | 7 | Compare |
| Norwich Primary Academy | Academy | 660 m | 295 | Good 2019 | 33 | Compare |
| Henderson Green Primary Academy | Academy | 870 m | 148 | Requires improvement 2024 | 7 | Compare |
| Bluebell Primary School | Academy | 0.6 miles | 201 | Not inspected | 34 | Compare |
| Valley Primary Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 153 | Requires improvement 2023 | 8 | Compare |
| Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School | Church of England | 0.8 miles | 210 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 424 | Good 2024 | 71 | Compare |
| Wensum Junior School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 153 | Requires improvement 2023 | 6 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is West Earlham Infant and Nursery School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score West Earlham Infant and Nursery School yet.
How many pupils does West Earlham Infant and Nursery School have?
281 pupils aged 2 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 288 places, so it is 98% full.
Is West Earlham Infant and Nursery School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 12 places were empty in 2024/25 (6% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at West Earlham Infant and Nursery School?
Pupils were in school 92.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 26% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at West Earlham Infant and Nursery School?
The average class had 19.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
Does West Earlham Infant and Nursery School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has sen unit for other needs. 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
- Scarnell Road, Norwich, NR5 8HT
- Telephone
- 01603 451299
- Website
- www.weins.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jade Hunter
- Type of school
- Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 2-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward
- University
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 120954 · LAESTAB 9262317 · UKPRN 10072832
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, consistent financial reporting 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.