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Spixworth Infant School

Primary · Norwich · NR10 3PX

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 13 June 2023

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At a glance

109 pupils · 81% of 135 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
5–7
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
5.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
11.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.spixworth.norfolk.sch.uk/
URN
120896

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 38 families named it first for 39 Reception places, 0.97 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 13 June 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.97 first-choice applications per place

39 places offered · 38 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 82% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 7% (Norfolk 2%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Norfolk 0%, England 5%) · Black African 2% (Norfolk 3%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · White Irish 2% (Norfolk 0%, England 0%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
5.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.48 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Norfolk: 5.56 suspensions and 0.10 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

32% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 68% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

28.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £45,420; 20% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,089
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (76%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £164,191; in-year balance -£22,857

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher19.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications23.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work28.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health39.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier93.3%62.3%
Social housing0.8%17.1%
Privately rented5.9%20.5%
Detached houses78.5%22.9%
Flats0.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms23%21.1%
Households with no car or van8.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026552 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£300,000147 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£245,000–£345,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (89)£325,000
Semi-detached (47)£250,000
Terraced (11)£245,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
3a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
6a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
2a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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