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Watton Junior School

Brandon Road, Thetford, IP25 6AL

Local ranking263rd of 333 primary schools in Norfolk
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

300

Capacity

7-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 28 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
31.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
1.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
49.0%
Writing (Expected)
40.0%
Maths (Expected)
44.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
46.0%
Reading avg scaled score
100.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
99.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
101.0
Cohort Size
68

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
299
Boys
159 (53%)
Girls
140 (47%)
Capacity
300 (100% full)
SEND
26.4%
FSM Eligible
32.4%
EAL
41.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
4.7%
SEN Support
21.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
13.4
Budget per Pupil
£7,151/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
14.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Boarders
No boarders

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 60.2%
  • White Other: 28.6%
  • Other: 5.4%
  • Asian Indian: 1.7%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 0.7%
  • Mixed Other: 0.7%
  • Asian Other: 0.7%

60.2%

White British

28.6%

White Other

5.4%

Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
147969
UKPRN
10085895
Establishment No.
2227
Trust
CLARION CORVUS TRUST

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