Caister Infant With Nursery School

Previous inspections

• 12 May 2026School inspectionReport card
  Report
• 16 November 2021School inspection
  Report
• 28 June 2016Short inspection
  Report

Pupils

Pupils

294

Capacity

270

Girls / boys

53% / 47%

Free school meals

26%

Staff

Teachers (FTE)

14

Teaching assistants (FTE)

23.5

Leadership (FTE)

2.5

Part-time teachers

41%

School workforce census, 2025/26.

What is Caister Infant With Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted inspected Caister Infant With Nursery School on 12 May 2026 using a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. The school met Ofsted's safeguarding standards. It was graded Expected standard for achievement, for curriculum and teaching, for inclusion, for leadership and governance, for personal development and wellbeing, for attendance and behaviour and for early years.

How do I apply for a place at Caister Infant With Nursery School?

Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. A place in its nursery class does not carry on into Reception, so you still need to apply.

Where do children go after Year 2 at Caister Infant With Nursery School?

Caister Infant With Nursery School is an infant school, so children move to a junior school, or a primary school with room, for Year 3. You apply through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2.

Does living near Caister Infant With Nursery School guarantee a place?

No. Distance only counts when Caister Infant With Nursery School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, Norfolk, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.