Nightingale Infant & Nursery School
Academy sponsor ledPrimaryAges 2–7Mixed
Nightingale Drive, Taverham, Norwich, NR8 6LA
Headteacher · Mrs Sarah Hutt
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 1 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils169Capacity 180
OfstedGoodInspected 23 May 2023
TrustClarion Corvus Trust
Free school meals7%
Ofsted
Good
Graded inspection on 23 May 2023.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Norfolk council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in NorfolkApplications for September 2026
All 45 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered46
Applications100
First choice45
First-choice offers45
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School0.6 mi
- Drayton Community Infant School1.1 mi
- Queen's Hill Primary School1.3 mi
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey1.8 mi
- Horsford CofE VA Primary School2.5 mi