St William's Primary School
School Name: St William's Primary School Address: Williams Loke, Thorpe St Andrew, St. William's Primary School Town/City: Norwich County: Norfolk Postcode: NR7 0AJ Telephone Number: 01603 434128 Website: www.st-williams.norfolk.sch.uk/
Phase: Primary (ages 3-11) Type: Community school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Federation: City 2 Coast Federation
Headteacher: Miss Sarah Shirras
Capacity: 420
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 407 (49% boys & 51% girls)
Enrollment: 97% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 11.1%
URN: 120859
DfE Number: 926/2161
UKPRN: 10072539
UPRN: 200004282505
Region: East of England (E12000006)
District: Broadland (E07000144)
Constituency: Norwich North (E14001408)
Electoral Ward: Thorpe St Andrew North West (E05005781)
Easting & Northing: 625939E, 309566N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 38' 14.65" N 1° 20' 16.34" E
Plus Code: 9F43J8PQ+X4
DfE Record: View record
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- Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form (1.2km)
- Lionwood Junior School (1.4km)
- Lionwood Infant and Nursery School (1.6km)
- Falcon Junior School (1.7km)
- Dussindale Primary School (1.8km)
- Cecil Gowing Infant School (1.9km)
- Sprowston Community Academy (1.9km)
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- Mr Nigel Murphy - Governor. Appointed on 14 April 2026 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 13 April 2030.
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- Dr Payal Patel - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 14 April 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 13 April 2030.
- Mr Jonathan Rice - Governor. Appointed on 14 April 2026 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Miss Sarah Shirras - Governor. Appointed on 14 April 2026 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 13 April 2030.
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