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Drayton CofE Junior School

Primary · Norwich · NR8 6EF

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

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

Inspected 11 October 2023

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At a glance

331 pupils · 92% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
10.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
6.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.draytonjunior.norfolk.sch.uk
URN
131287

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 11 October 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
49%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
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 school49%
Median of its 12 closest peers63.5%
Norfolk average56.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind 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
Wendover Church of England Junior SchoolAylesbury · 104 miles awayGood (2016)62%
Greenfields Junior SchoolHook · 131 miles awayExpected standard59%
Waddington All Saints AcademyLincoln · 81 miles awayGood77%
Stokenchurch Primary SchoolHigh Wycombe · 114 miles awayGood55%
Werrington Primary SchoolPeterborough · 63 miles awayGood56%
Edwards Hall Primary SchoolLeigh-on-Sea · 80 miles awayNo current grade88%
Benson Church of England Primary SchoolWallingford · 123 miles awayGood34%
Malmesbury Church of England Primary SchoolMalmesbury · 160 miles awayGood71%
Bracebridge Heath St John's Primary AcademyLincoln · 81 miles awayGood47%
Chilton County Primary SchoolDidcot · 132 miles awayGood65%
Padnell Junior SchoolWaterlooville · 156 miles awayGood72%
Desford Community Primary SchoolLeicester · 106 miles awayGood71%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 85% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Any other White background 4% (Norfolk 7%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Norfolk 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · Black African 2% (Norfolk 3%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 1% (Norfolk 2%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Norfolk 0%, England 1%) · White Irish 1% (Norfolk 0%, England 0%) · 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)
4.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

4.29 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
22.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

89% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 11% 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)

73.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.2 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 £49,792; 9.5% 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

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,073
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £12,751; in-year balance -£1,763

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

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)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher28%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13%18.1%
In managerial or professional work35.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health48.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier64.2%62.3%
Social housing5.9%17.1%
Privately rented29.8%20.5%
Detached houses36.3%22.9%
Flats1.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms23%21.1%
Households with no car or van8.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026519 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£350,000220 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£293,000–£456,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (149)£420,000
Semi-detached (46)£270,500
Terraced (25)£250,500

Homes around this school are dearer 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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
7an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
19an 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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