Ofsted: Good emoji_events #173 in Norfolk public Top 80% UK

George White Junior School

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

personMrs Samantha Petchey

corporate_fareINCLUSIVE SCHOOLS TRUST

location_onNorwich, NR3 4RG

language Visit Website phone 1603425515

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

291

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Expected Standard

50%

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Age Range

7-11

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George White Junior School is a Academy converter primary school in Norwich, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

George White Junior School is an academy converter in Norwich, Norfolk, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS TRUST. The school has approximately 250 pupils on roll, of whom 37% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #173 of 265 primaries in Norfolk and #11,707 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.2 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

50%

LA 53%

Reading61% LA 69%

Writing62% LA 63%

Maths62% LA 66%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading72% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 59% · Eng 72%

Maths59% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 49%England 60%

Reading67% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths62% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.5

Read

LA -0.8

-4.0 to -1.1

1.3

Write

LA -1.7

-0.1 to 2.7

-3.4

Maths

LA -1.5

-4.7 to -2.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading81% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA -0.9

-1.1 to 1.9

0.6

Write

LA -1.1

-0.8 to 1.9

-1.7

Maths

LA -1.5

-3.0 to -0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 57%

Reading76% LA 70%

Writing79% LA 73%

Maths79% LA 68%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.8

-1.8 to 1.4

-0.4

Write

LA -0.9

-1.9 to 1.1

-1.4

Maths

LA -1.3

-2.8 to 0

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 January 2025

Inspection Report

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11 September 2019

Inspection Report

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26 March 2019

Inspection Report

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06 April 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2019-09-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2019-03-26

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-11-08

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-10-21

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

2.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.0%(5 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 250 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	250	7	2.8%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	250	9	3.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	275	10	3.6%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	275	5	1.8%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	277	4	1.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	291	5	1.7%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	291	5	1.7%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	288	4	1.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	312	3	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	311	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	313	1	0.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	309	3	1.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	309	2	0.6%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	309	4	1.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	312	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	312	4	1.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	313	7	2.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	309	1	0.3%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	315	10	3.2%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	311	12	3.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	289	11	3.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	289	2	0.7%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	292	0	0.0%	0.5%

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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 22 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 20 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils