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Wroughton Junior Academy

Primary · Great Yarmouth · NR31 8BD

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Expected standard

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Expected standardAchievement: Expected standardAttendance & behaviour: Expected standardPersonal development: Expected standardInclusion: Expected standardLeadership & governance: Expected standardEarly years: Not applicablePost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 9 June 2026 · report published 9 September 2026

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At a glance

255 pupils · 71% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
54.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
9.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://www.wroughtonacademies.org.uk/
URN
143522

In figures

At its report-card inspection on 9 June 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Expected standard. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
56%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
9%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
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 school56%
Median of its 12 closest peers56.5%
Norfolk average56.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with 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
Worth Valley Primary SchoolKeighley · 174 miles awayGood67%
Bysing Wood Primary SchoolFaversham · 95 miles awayGood39%
New Earswick Primary SchoolYork · 151 miles awayExpected standard50%
Harwich Community Primary School and NurseryHarwich · 48 miles awayGood31%
St Helen's Primary SchoolHartlepool · 188 miles awayNo current grade81%
Barrowcliff SchoolScarborough · 147 miles awayGood30%
St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant SchoolManchester · 173 miles awayGood72%
Tyneview Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · 212 miles awayStrong standard77%
St Columba's Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpool · 198 miles awayGood52%
Western Primary SchoolGrimsby · 102 miles awayNeeds attention61%
Reevy Hill Primary SchoolBradford · 167 miles awayGood50%
Edward the Elder Primary SchoolWolverhampton · 159 miles awayNo current grade78%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 87% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Any other White background 7% (Norfolk 7%, England 7%) · Black African 2% (Norfolk 3%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (Norfolk 2%, England 4%) · 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)
7.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
19.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

6.71 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
21.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

68% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 18% moved to another state school · 13% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

53.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 18.8 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 £46,608; 14.3% 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 (2024-25)

This school£6,633
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 66% (77%) · premises 12% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 15% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance -£94,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher14.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications31.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work16.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways31.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health37.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier50.8%62.3%
Social housing32.3%17.1%
Privately rented16.5%20.5%
Detached houses17.7%22.9%
Flats14%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms5.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van30.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026600 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£194,000341 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£160,000–£273,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (104)£312,000
Semi-detached (95)£205,000
Terraced (128)£161,500
Flat (14)£98,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of 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
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
9an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
23an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
5an 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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