Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Norfolk
Rawley Road, Norwich, NR5 9AP
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.1%
17.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
210
Capacity used
Over capacity117%
180 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
55 of 55 families who put it first got an offer
55
Places offered
100
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 55 | 55 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 31 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 9 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 5 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 100 | 55 | 55% |
1st preference success by year
Norfolk lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Sarah Claflin
- Address
- Rawley Road, Bowthorpe, Norwich, NR5 9AP
- Phone
- 01603745559
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward / constituency
- Bowthorpe · Norwich South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140033
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 40% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
210 pupils · 180 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
08 May 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 112 pupils
Attendance
93.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
17.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Norfolk council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.