Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolWatton Junior School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Thetford.

Summary of the comparison

Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Watton Junior School are primary schools in Thetford.

  • Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Watton Junior School scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged Good and Watton Junior School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 53.0% for Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School and 31.0% for Watton Junior School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Watton Junior School (20.0% in 2022-23, 31.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School versus Watton Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ThetfordAshill Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThetfordWatton Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100Stronger figureF33/100
Local ranking142nd of 333 in Norfolk Stronger figure263rd of 333 in Norfolk
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll109 299
Capacity109 300
LocationThetford, IP25 7AP Thetford, IP25 6AL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard53.0% Stronger figure31.0% 62.0%
At higher standard12.0% Stronger figure1.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure100.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure99.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census109 299
Free school meals (ever 6)11.0% 32.4%
English as an additional language0.0% 41.1%
SEN support18.4% 21.7%
SEN with an EHC plan9.2% 4.7%
Attendance
Overall absence5.0% Stronger figure5.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.8% Stronger figure14.2% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Watton Junior School

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