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Norton Junior School

Primary · Doncaster · DN6 9DG

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 28 November 2023

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At a glance

236 pupils · 98% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
19.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
17.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
nortonjuniorschool.org
URN
147130

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Good on 28 November 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 1.225 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 1.225 miles

measured in a straight line.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

55 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
2%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
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 school56%
Median of its 12 closest peers63%
Doncaster average64.5%
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
Hollywell Primary SchoolNottingham · 44 miles awayGood80%
Ibstock Junior SchoolIbstock · 66 miles awayGood (2016)63%
Farsley Westroyd Primary School and NurseryLeeds · 24 miles awayGood63%
Fenstanton and Hilton Primary SchoolHuntingdon · 103 miles awayGood35%
Scotter Primary SchoolGainsborough · 23 miles awayExpected standard61%
St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough · 62 miles awayNo current grade89%
Sedgefield Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees · 72 miles awayGood73%
Otford Primary SchoolSevenoaks · 170 miles awayGood63%
Brookmead SchoolLeighton Buzzard · 126 miles awayGood83%
Annesley Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham · 38 miles awayGood68%
St James' Church of England Primary School, ClitheroeCLITHEROE · 52 miles awayNo current grade51%
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolStudley · 99 miles awayGood60%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 91% (Doncaster 73%, England 60%) · Any other White background 4% (Doncaster 8%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Doncaster 1%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Doncaster 0%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Doncaster 1%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Doncaster 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Doncaster 1%, England 2%)

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%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
9.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.30 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Doncaster: 3.51 suspensions and 0.03 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
26.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

89% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 11% moved to another state school

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)

41.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.1 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 £67,874; 36.4% 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£4,352
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 90% (77%) · premises 0% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (8%) · supplies and services 4% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £175,000; in-year balance +£267,000

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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)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher26.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications19.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work32.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health46.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier81.2%62.3%
Social housing4.5%17.1%
Privately rented14.3%20.5%
Detached houses42.5%22.9%
Flats1.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms23.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van11%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01007493 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£185,000115 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£157,500–£237,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (35)£242,500
Semi-detached (72)£176,500
Terraced (8)£124,000

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

Inside the Year 3 cutoff distance (1.97 km, 2026 entry): 161 sales, median £190,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

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
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
2a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
1a rural school averages 0.9

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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