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Watton Junior School

Primary

Breckland · Thetford · IP25 6AL https://www.wattonwestfieldandjunior.org.uk/

Pupils
299
cap. 300
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
31%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
299
Pupils · 2024/25
41%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
31%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
299
Pupils · 2024/25
41%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Inadequate

Ofsted inspection · 04/07/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorfolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.1:1
Admissions
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Watton Junior School · Primary · Norfolk

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
31%
+14pp
31%24%17%
'23'24'25
'25 · 31%
RWM higher standard
1%
+1pp
1%1%0%
'23'24'25
'25 · 1%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
49%
Reading higher standard
15%
Writing expected standard
40%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
44%
Maths higher standard
6%
Science expected standard
71%
SPAG expected standard
46%
SPAG higher standard
7%
Reading scaled score
100.0
Maths scaled score
99.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
299
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
41%
FSM eligible
32%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Brandon Road, Thetford, IP25 6AL
Local authority
Norfolk
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2531%1%49%15%40%3%44%6%71%46%100.099.0101.026%299
2023/2417%0%53%11%21%0%49%15%40%43%102.0100.0100.023%284
2022/2320%0%51%18%29%0%44%5%62%35%102.099.099.0-5.00-7.90-6.1025%261

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2529924.226%41%32%6%14%
2023/2428423.923%37%37%6%19%
2022/2326123.025%33%33%7%20%
2021/2224819.420%35%31%7%19%
2020/2125023.217%35%26%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.