OFSTED
28 January 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Norfolk
Trust
CLARION CORVUS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
311
311 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
142
45.7% of pupils
Male pupils
169
54.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.1 pts
above England
School
28.9%
Breckland
23.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.5 pts
above England
School
40.8%
Breckland
13.5%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.8 pts
above England
School
4.8%
Breckland
2.4%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
59.8%
186
Any other White background
24.8%
77
Any other ethnic group
7.4%
23
Indian
2.6%
8
African
1.6%
5
Unclassified
1.6%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
25.1%
78 of
311 pupils
4.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.4 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
31.0%
29.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
49.0%
Reading
24.8 pts below England
School
49.0%
Breckland
67.9%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
40.0%
Writing
30.3 pts below England
School
40.0%
Breckland
58.6%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
44.0%
Maths
28.0 pts below England
School
44.0%
Breckland
62.1%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.85%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.37 pts
lower than
England
School
5.85%
Breckland
5.97%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.20%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.62 pts
lower than
England
School
14.20%
Breckland
14.47%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.95%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.86 pts
lower than
England
School
0.95%
Breckland
1.77%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
103.7%
15.5 pts
above England
Watton Junior School
103.7%
Breckland
80.9%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.