Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery
Sparhawk Avenue, Norwich, NR7 8BU
188 pupils · 104% of 180 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Free school meals
- 10.6%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2019) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 13 November 2019, published 2 December 2019. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.79 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 42 | 33 | 124 | 42 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 49 | 42 | 133 | 47 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 51 | 48 | 105 | 49 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 57 | 64 | 127 | 57 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 62 | 122 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 47 | 47 | 119 | 47 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 64 | 122 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 44 | 42 | 81 | 42 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Cecil Gowing Infant School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Falcon Junior School 0.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Sprowston Junior School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Sprowston Infant School 0.8 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- White House Farm 0.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- White Woman Lane Junior School 1.5 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.