Worstead Church of England Primary SchoolNorth Walsham Junior School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in North Walsham.

Summary of the comparison

Worstead Church of England Primary School and North Walsham Junior School are primary schools in North Walsham.

  • Worstead Church of England Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and North Walsham Junior School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Worstead Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Worstead Church of England Primary School was judged Good and North Walsham Junior 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 71.0% for Worstead Church of England Primary School and 52.0% for North Walsham Junior School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Worstead Church of England Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at North Walsham Junior School (35.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Worstead Church of England Primary School versus North Walsham Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure North WalshamWorstead Church of England Primary SchoolNorth WalshamNorth Walsham Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD49/100Stronger figureD47/100
Local ranking149th of 330 in Norfolk Stronger figure161st of 330 in Norfolk
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll106 248
Capacity105 360
LocationNorth Walsham, NR28 9RQ North Walsham, NR28 9HG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard71.0% Stronger figure52.0% 62.0%
At higher standard12.0% Stronger figure1.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census108 276
Free school meals (ever 6)8.3% 41.7%
English as an additional language3.7% 6.5%
SEN support13.9% 21.4%
SEN with an EHC plan0.9% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence3.2% Stronger figure4.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence1.1% Stronger figure13.2% 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.

Worstead Church of England Primary School

North Walsham Junior School

Full profiles: Worstead Church of England Primary School · North Walsham Junior School