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White Woman Lane Junior School

Primary · Norwich · NR6 7JA

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Outstanding

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 15 May 2024

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At a glance

352 pupils · 98% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
19% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
11.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.whitewomanlane.norfolk.sch.uk
URN
120914

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 15 May 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Outstanding. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

90 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
71%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
6%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school71%
Median of its 12 closest peers60%
Norfolk average56.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Lower Darwen Primary SchoolDarwen · 173 miles awayGood41%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyWinsford · 164 miles awayGood50%
Keep Hatch Primary SchoolWokingham · 125 miles awayGood62%
Moordown St John's Church of England Primary SchoolBournemouth · 190 miles awayGood85%
Brixington Primary AcademyExmouth · 245 miles awayNeeds attention53%
Hilltop Primary SchoolRochester · 94 miles awayGood62%
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBraintree · 63 miles awayRequires improvement52%
Castle Primary SchoolFareham · 163 miles awayGood68%
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, HavantHavant · 159 miles awayGood58%
Little Paxton Primary SchoolSt. Neots · 72 miles awayGood28%
Field Court Junior SchoolGloucester · 163 miles awayGood71%
Ellison Primary AcademyNewcastle · 149 miles awayGood72%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 80% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Any other White background 5% (Norfolk 7%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Norfolk 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 2% (Norfolk 2%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · Black African 1% (Norfolk 3%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Norfolk 0%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (Norfolk 0%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Norfolk: 5.56 suspensions and 0.10 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

98% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 2% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

61.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,954; 10.5% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher22.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications17.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work30.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier86.5%62.3%
Social housing4.4%17.1%
Privately rented9.1%20.5%
Detached houses30.5%22.9%
Flats2.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms20.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van12.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026542 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£280,000441 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£235,000–£330,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (171)£326,500
Semi-detached (161)£268,000
Terraced (88)£233,000
Flat (21)£143,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
9an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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