Academy sponsor led · Primary
Thetford · IP25 6AL · Norfolk
Ages 7–11
Status: Open
0.2 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 143956
Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School
Academy sponsor led · Thetford · IP25 6AU
Ages 2–7 · 261 pupils · Norfolk
Ofsted
Good
Overall absence
6.7%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2020-02-26
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.8%
Unauthorised1.9%
- Authorised absence
- 4.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 172
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill81%
261 pupils · 324 places
- Pupils on roll
- 261
- Boys / girls
- 131 / 130
- School capacity
- 324
- Capacity fill
- 261 / 324 (81%)
- Free school meals
- 23.2%
- FSM pupils
- 55
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 2–7
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: CLARION CORVUS TRUST
- Academy trust
- CLARION CORVUS TRUST
- Sponsor
- Clarion Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Liam Ambrose
Location
- Address
- West Road, Watton, West Road
- Postcode
- IP25 6AU
- Town
- Thetford
- County
- Norfolk
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- District
- Breckland
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 2–7, in Thetford, Norfolk, 261 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 23.2%.
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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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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Liam Ambrose
- Telephone
- 01953882669