Ofsted: Requires improvement emoji_events #124 in Norfolk public Top 70% UK

Wroughton Junior Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

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corporate_fareCREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST

location_onGreat Yarmouth, NR31 8BD

language Visit Website phone 1493806780

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

327

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Expected Standard

56%

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Age Range

7-11

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Wroughton Junior Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Great Yarmouth, serving ages 7-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 70% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Wroughton Junior Academy is an academy sponsor led in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 283 pupils on roll, of whom 56% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #124 of 265 primaries in Norfolk and #9,695 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 53%

Reading71% LA 69%

Writing74% LA 63%

Maths75% LA 66%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading63% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 59% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 49%England 60%

Reading55% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths71% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.4

Read

LA -0.8

-4.8 to -2.0

-3.3

Write

LA -1.7

-4.6 to -1.9

-0.7

Maths

LA -1.5

-2.0 to 0.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading60% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths72% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.1

Read

LA -0.9

-4.4 to -1.7

-0.8

Write

LA -1.1

-2.0 to 0.4

-2.3

Maths

LA -1.5

-3.5 to -1.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 57%

Reading61% LA 70%

Writing67% LA 73%

Maths63% LA 68%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.6

Read

LA -0.8

-6.1 to -3.1

-1.3

Write

LA -0.9

-2.7 to 0.1

-4.3

Maths

LA -1.3

-5.7 to -2.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 November 2023

Inspection Report

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19 November 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-11-07

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-11-19

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-03-17

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2014-06-04

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.4%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.4%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 283 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	283	4	1.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	283	6	2.1%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	316	6	1.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	318	5	1.6%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	320	34	10.6%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	330	8	2.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	327	12	3.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	324	6	1.9%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	321	6	1.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	317	6	1.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	312	14	4.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	330	8	2.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	328	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	322	5	1.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	326	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	326	11	3.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	328	14	4.3%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	337	17	5.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	335	13	3.9%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	330	11	3.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	316	15	4.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	313	6	1.9%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	320	40	12.5%	0.5%	2
2016/17 (Summer term)	312	8	2.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	312	6	1.9%	0.4%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 17 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils