Woodland View Junior School

Woodland View Junior School is a warm and inclusive junior school where pupils feel they belong and are safe. Pupils respond well to the school's CARE values, lessons are calm and focused, and the school is ambitious for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Many pupils achieve well. Reading is a notable strength. Most pupils become competent and confident readers, early readers are picked up quickly after joining from the federation infant school, and targeted support helps those who need more time. Behaviour is positive, personal development is strong, and pupils benefit from clubs, trips and responsibilities. Leadership and governance are effective, staff feel valued, and safeguarding is effective. This was the first routine inspection since the pandemic, and the school is part of The CARE Federation with two infant schools. The main areas for improvement concern consistency. Curriculum delivery is not equally effective in all subjects, and staff do not always use the school's agreed approach, which can leave misconceptions unaddressed. For pupils with SEND, provision is generally thoughtful but not consistently precise, so some do not learn as well as they could. Leaders need to evaluate teaching and assessment more sharply and provide support and training, and they should ensure SEND needs are understood and curriculum adaptations are applied consistently.

Strengths

• Warm, friendly and inclusive culture where pupils feel safe and listened to
• CARE values have a tangible positive impact on pupils
• Ambitious curriculum and high expectations, including for pupils with SEND
• Strong reading provision with effective support for early readers
• Well-planned transition from the federation infant school supports early reading
• Well-established routines and high expectations support good behaviour
• High-quality personal development programme covering safety and healthy relationships
• Wide range of clubs, trips and responsibilities enrich pupils' experience
• Effective leadership and governance with staff included in decision-making
• Effective safeguarding arrangements

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum delivery is not consistently effective across all subjects
• Staff do not always use the school's agreed teaching method, so misconceptions can go unaddressed
• Pupils do not make as much progress as they could across the curriculum
• Learning activities are not always precisely matched to pupils with SEND
• Pupils with SEND do not always learn what they need to move on successfully
• The school needs to evaluate teaching and assessment more effectively
• The school needs to provide targeted support and training where curriculum delivery is weaker
• SEND needs are not consistently understood and curriculum adaptations vary in quality

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 Woodland View Junior School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.1% 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, 1.4% of pupils at Woodland View Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 2 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 Woodland View Junior School had 22.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.2% 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, 12.1% of pupils at Woodland View Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.1% 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 2020–21 Woodland View Junior School received £5,254 and spent £4,898 for each of its 151 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £88,000 (£582 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 Woodland View Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Woodland View Junior School is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Woodland View Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Woodland View Junior School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Woodland View Junior School have?

Woodland View Junior School has 157 pupils on roll.

What age range does Woodland View Junior School cover?

Woodland View Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Woodland View Junior School?

Woodland View Junior School is at Ivy Road, Spixworth, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 3PY.