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Sutton Church of England Infant Acdemy

Primary · Norwich · NR12 9QP

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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 30 January 2019

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At a glance

32 pupils · 43% of 75 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–7
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
26.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
6.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.swallowtailfederation.co.uk
URN
150582

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 10 families named it first for 10 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 30 January 2019 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

10 places offered · 10 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 97% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%)

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)
5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 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

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
13.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

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

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher21.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications19.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work27%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways17.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health39.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier77.1%62.3%
Social housing6.9%17.1%
Privately rented16%20.5%
Detached houses46.8%22.9%
Flats3.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms22.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van9.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026774 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£206,00050 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£174,500–£274,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (17)£315,000
Semi-detached (14)£208,000
Terraced (18)£171,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of 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
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
1a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a 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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