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Watton Junior School

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

personMrs Helen Kemp

corporate_fareCLARION CORVUS TRUST

location_onThetford, IP25 6AL

language Visit Website phone 1953881387

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Ofsted

Inadequate

Inspected 2025

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Students

261

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Expected Standard

31%

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Age Range

7-11

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Watton Junior School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Thetford, serving ages 7-11. Currently rated Inadequate by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 97% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Watton Junior School is an academy sponsor led in Thetford, Norfolk, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of CLARION CORVUS TRUST. The school has approximately 299 pupils on roll, of whom 32% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 31% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 1% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #234 of 265 primaries in Norfolk and #13,365 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Inadequate. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.0 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

31%

LA 53%

Reading49% LA 69%

Writing40% LA 63%

Maths44% LA 66%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

17%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading53% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing21% LA 59% · Eng 72%

Maths49% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

20%

LA 49%England 60%

Reading51% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing29% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths44% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.0

Read

LA -0.8

-6.7 to -3.3

-7.9

Write

LA -1.7

-9.5 to -6.2

-6.1

Maths

LA -1.5

-7.7 to -4.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 January 2025

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-01-28

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-07-04

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2017-01-26

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

3.3%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.7%(8 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 299 pupils. During this period, there were 10 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.3%, 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)	299	10	3.3%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	303	2	0.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	283	9	3.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	284	7	2.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	284	6	2.1%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	262	7	2.7%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	261	5	1.9%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	262	7	2.7%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	251	9	3.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	248	17	6.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	248	11	4.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	251	18	7.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	250	2	0.8%	0.1%	1
2020/21 (Autumn term)	250	17	6.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	0	4	-	0.0%	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 50 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 17 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

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Watton 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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