West Winch Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Back Lane
West Winch
King's Lynn
Norfolk
PE33 0LA
Phone 01553840397
Reference Number 120899

West Winch Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its good status since the last inspection in 2017. The school is characterized by a positive atmosphere where pupils are kind, enthusiastic, and take pride in their work. They benefit from a broad and ambitious curriculum that equips them with strong knowledge across most subjects, promoting ongoing engagement and a solid foundation for future learning. Although pupils demonstrate positive behaviors and respect for their peers and staff, the school has identified areas within the curriculum where clarity and continuity need enhancement to ensure all pupils are fully supported in their knowledge retention.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 214
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.4%
Girls: 48.6%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 16.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 8.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 32

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 17 13 30
2 16 14 30
3 13 21 34
4 17 11 28
5 16 16 32
6 18 16 34

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 88.8%
White, Other 6.1%
White & Asian 1.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
Indian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 09 Feb 2023
Date Report
09 Feb 2023 School inspection
17 Oct 2017 Short inspection
19 Mar 2014 Full inspection:
07 Feb 2012 Full inspection:
17 Jun 2009 Full inspection:
26 Jun 2006 Full inspection:
27 Apr 2005 Inspection
22 Mar 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils are kind, caring, and show pride in their school.
  • High expectations for behavior and learning are maintained.
  • Teaching of reading is a notable strength with tailored lessons.
  • A broad and ambitious curriculum supports strong knowledge acquisition.
  • Strong support for pupils with special educational needs.
  • Effective arrangements for safeguarding and promoting pupil safety.

Areas for Improvement

  • In a few subjects, curriculum expectations are not clearly defined.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 50%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104
Maths 103

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.3
Writing -2.7
Maths -0.8

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 9 1
Third Preference 1 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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