Ofsted: Good emoji_events #49 in Doncaster public Top 70% UK

Norton Junior School

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

personMiss Andrea Tunney

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location_onDoncaster, DN6 9DG

language Visit Website phone 1302700303

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

234

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Expected Standard

56%

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Age Range

7-11

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Norton Junior School is a Academy converter primary school in Doncaster, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 70% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Norton Junior School is an academy converter in Doncaster, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of XP SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED. The school has approximately 230 pupils on roll, of whom 22% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #49 of 87 primaries in Doncaster and #7,201 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. 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 Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 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

56%

LA 61%

Reading64% LA 72%

Writing67% LA 70%

Maths80% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading74% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading70% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA -0.9

-2.4 to 0.8

-0.5

Write

LA -0.4

-2.0 to 1.0

0.7

Maths

LA -0.5

-0.8 to 2.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 November 2023

Inspection Report

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04 July 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-28

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2012-05-01

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-01-29

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 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 230 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	230	1	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	232	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	236	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	233	1	0.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	231	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	236	2	0.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	234	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	235	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	230	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	228	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	229	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	242	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	242	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	242	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	242	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	242	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	241	0	0.0%	0.6%

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.

Specific Learning Difficulty 20 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Norton Junior School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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