Academy converter · Primary
Norwich · NR6 5NF · Norfolk
Ages 7–11
Status: Open
0.6 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 139736
Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School
Academy converter · Norwich · NR6 6QA
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–7
Pupils
173
Local authority
Norfolk
Age range
Ages 3–7
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–7, in Norwich, Norfolk, 173 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 4.6%. SEN provision includes: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 139736
Location
- Address
- Arden Grove, Hellesdon
- Postcode
- NR6 6QA
- Town
- Norwich
- County
- Norfolk
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- District
- Broadland
- Constituency
- Norwich North
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 173
- Boys / girls
- 82 / 91
- School capacity
- 202
- Capacity fill
- 173 / 202 (86%)
- Free school meals
- 4.6%
- FSM pupils
- 8
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE WENSUM TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE WENSUM TRUST
- Sponsor
- The Wensum Trust
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 9 on roll / 16 capacity
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Waterfield
- Telephone
- 01603404553
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-01-14
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes