St William's Primary School

St William's Primary School has effectively maintained the high standards established during its last inspection in February 2020. The school fosters a respectful and inclusive community where pupils feel safe to express their worries and take on challenges. The curriculum is well-structured, promoting strong learning experiences and enabling students to develop vital skills such as reading and writing. However, some aspects of presentation in pupils' work could see improvement, reflecting the high standards expected by the school.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and supported by staff and each other.
• Lessons are engaging, with teachers effectively explaining ideas and building on prior learning.
• The school provides a wide range of extracurricular activities that enrich learning.
• Strong relationships between pupils and staff promote positive behavior and attitudes.
• Early years staff are skilled at identifying and supporting children's needs.
• The school has effective support strategies for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
• High attendance rates resulting from effective communication with families.

Areas for Improvement

• Presentation in pupils' books does not consistently reflect the school's high standards.
• Agreed routines for engaging pupils in learning are not always applied consistently.

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 St William's Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.2% 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, 3.1% of pupils at St William's Primary 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 St William's Primary School had 19.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.6% 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, 5.2% of pupils at St William's Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 St William's Primary School received £6,872 and spent £6,793 for each of its 407 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £145,000 (£356 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 St William's Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St William's Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was St William's Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St William's Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does St William's Primary School have?

St William's Primary School has 407 pupils on roll.

What age range does St William's Primary School cover?

St William's Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St William's Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St William's Primary School?

St William's Primary School is at Williams Loke, Thorpe St Andrew, St. William's Primary School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR7 0AJ.