Sprowston Junior School

Sprowston Junior School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. Pupils express high satisfaction with their teachers and lessons, and parents recommend the school highly. The environment is safe, and instances of bullying are rare, with effective measures in place to address any issues swiftly. Pupils are engaged and exhibit good behavior, contributing positively to their learning experience. The curriculum is well-structured, allowing for a solid foundation of knowledge and skills across various subjects.

Strengths

• High-quality relationships between teachers and pupils foster a supportive learning environment.
• A broad range of extracurricular clubs enhances pupil engagement and skill development.
• Effective teaching of reading helps most pupils become accurate and fluent readers.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs enables their full participation in the curriculum.
• Leaders provide regular training and support for staff, contributing to a positive work culture.

Areas for Improvement

• Reading interventions for some older pupils are not sharply focused on their phonics needs.
• In a few subjects, the use of assessment does not effectively support building upon previous knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Sprowston Junior School attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.1% of pupils at Sprowston Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Sprowston Junior School had 17.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 26.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.7% of pupils at Sprowston Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 12.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 8 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Sprowston Junior School received £8,331 and spent £8,363 for each of its 175 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £209,000 (£1,193 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Sprowston Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Sprowston Junior School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Sprowston Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Sprowston Junior School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Sprowston Junior School have?

Sprowston Junior School has 175 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sprowston Junior School cover?

Sprowston Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Sprowston Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Sprowston Junior School?

Sprowston Junior School is at Recreation Ground Road, Sprowston, Sprowston Junior School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR7 8EW.