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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

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

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. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.3%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

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

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£6,125
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, council-maintained school finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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