SCHOOL PROFILE

West Earlham Junior School

Primary Community school URN 120958
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

20 November 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Norfolk
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 239 239 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 129 54.0% of pupils
Male pupils 110 46.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

53.6%
28.8 pts above England
School 53.6%
Norwich 25.0%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

25.5%
5.2 pts above England
School 25.5%
Norwich 23.5%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Norwich 2.6%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
66.5%
159
Any other White background
8.4%
20
African
6.3%
15
Any other ethnic group
6.3%
15
White and Asian
2.9%
7
Indian
2.5%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 33.5% 80 of 239 pupils
12.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 33.5%
Norwich 23.3%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 26.8% 64 pupils
England 14.8% 12.0 pts above
EHC plans 6.7% 16 pupils
England 6.0% 0.7 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 27
Moderate learning difficulty 18
Multi-sensory impairment 17
Speech, language & communication 13
Specific learning difficulty 3
Severe learning difficulty 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

38.0% 22.4 pts below England
School 38.0%
Norwich 48.0%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

55.0%

18.8 pts below England

School 55.0%
Norwich 61.1%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

52.0%

18.3 pts below England

School 52.0%
Norwich 57.9%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

53.0%

19.0 pts below England

School 53.0%
Norwich 58.5%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.14%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.08 pts lower than England
School 6.14%
Norwich 7.09%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.34%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.53 pts higher than England
School 19.34%
Norwich 18.77%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Norwich 2.65%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

99.6% 11.4 pts above England
West Earlham Junior School
99.6%
Norwich
80.9%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information