West Earlham Junior SchoolBluebell Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

West Earlham Junior School and Bluebell Primary School are primary schools in Norwich.

  • West Earlham Junior School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Bluebell Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bluebell Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • West Earlham Junior School was judged Good and Bluebell Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 38.0% for West Earlham Junior School and 56.0% for Bluebell Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at West Earlham Junior School (53.0% in 2022-23, 38.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Bluebell Primary School (46.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

West Earlham Junior School versus Bluebell Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NorwichWest Earlham Junior SchoolNorwichBluebell Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD45/100C65/100Stronger figure
Local ranking182nd of 333 in Norfolk 44th of 333 in Norfolk Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll239 208
Capacity240 210
LocationNorwich, NR5 8HT Norwich, NR4 7DS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard38.0% 56.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 102.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census239 208
Free school meals (ever 6)53.6% 52.3%
English as an additional language21.8% 27.4%
SEN support23.9% 14.4%
SEN with an EHC plan9.6% 13.0%
Attendance
Overall absence6.1% Stronger figure7.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence19.3% 18.8% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

West Earlham Junior School

Bluebell Primary School

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