Compare Heartsease Primary Academy and Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery and Sprowston Community Academy
Side-by-side comparison of these schools: Heartsease Primary Academy (Primary) in Norwich; Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery (Primary) in Norwich; Sprowston Community Academy (Secondary) in Norwich — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Heartsease Primary Academy, Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery and Sprowston Community Academy. They are primary and secondary phase and academy converter, community school and academy sponsor led type located around Norwich, Norfolk. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery), published Dec 2019. The lowest is 2 (Heartsease Primary Academy), published Sep 2023. The most recent inspection on record is for Heartsease Primary Academy (Sep 2023). average roll around ≈ 800, combined total ≈ 2,350, typical FSM 20–25%, range 10–15%–30–35%; spread across trusts such as UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP and BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST.
| Attribute |
Heartsease Primary Academy
NR7 9UE
|
Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery
NR7 8BU
|
Sprowston Community Academy
NR7 8NE
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Primary • Academy converter | Primary • Community school | Secondary • Academy sponsor led |
| Location |
Norwich Norfolk NR7 9UE |
Norwich Norfolk NR7 8BU |
Norwich Norfolk NR7 8NE |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 24 Sep 2023 | 1 2 Dec 2019 | 2 12 Jul 2022 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 400 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 200 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,750 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 30–35% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 10–15% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 20–25% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 436 | 180 | 1767 |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | Non-selective |
| Trust / Local authority | UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP | Norfolk (926) | BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST |
| Website | www.heartseaseprimary.co.uk | www.sprowstonsparhawk.norfolk.sch.uk | — |
| Telephone | 01603307820 | 01603406406 | 01603485266 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy converter
- Location
- Norwich
Norfolk
NR7 9UE - Ofsted
- 2 24 Sep 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 400 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 30–35% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Website
- www.heartseaseprimary.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01603307820
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Community school
- Location
- Norwich
Norfolk
NR7 8BU - Ofsted
- 1 2 Dec 2019
- Pupils
- ≈ 200 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 10–15% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Norfolk (926)
- Website
- www.sprowstonsparhawk.norfolk.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01603406406
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy sponsor led
- Location
- Norwich
Norfolk
NR7 8NE - Ofsted
- 2 12 Jul 2022
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,750 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 20–25% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST
- Website
- —
- Telephone
- 01603485266
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