Lionwood Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Norwich · NR1 4AN
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 22 September 2021
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
212 pupils · 81% of 262 capacity
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 16.5% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 27.4% of pupils
- SEN support
- 16.6% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 4.9% of pupils
- Nursery
- Yes
- Website
- www.lionwoodinfant.co.uk/
- URN
- 144144
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
0.94 first-choice applications per place47 places offered · 44 first-choice applications · roughly balanced
First-choice applications per place, by entry year
Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.
Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)
Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
59% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 16% moved to another state school · 25% left the state-funded sector
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 21 September 2021: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.