Lionwood Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Norfolk
Telegraph Lane East, Norwich, NR1 4AN
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 15/07/2025
Application demand
98%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.6%
12.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
212
Capacity used
Has space81%
262 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
98%
1st preference success rate
57 of 58 families who put it first got an offer
57
Places offered
94
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 58 | 57 | ● 98% |
| 2nd preference | 22 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 8 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 6 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 94 | 57 | 61% |
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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Selene Sawyer
- Address
- Telegraph Lane East, Norwich, NR1 4AN
- Phone
- 01603433957
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward / constituency
- Thorpe Hamlet · Norwich South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144144
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 32% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CLARION CORVUS TRUST
212 pupils · 262 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
15 July 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 21
22 September 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 126 pupils
Attendance
94.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
12.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
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.