White Woman Lane Junior School

White Woman Lane Junior School has been confirmed as an outstanding school during its recent ungraded inspection. Pupils are happy and engaged in their education, benefiting from a well-structured curriculum that promotes success in various subjects, including reading, mathematics, and the arts. High expectations foster respectful behavior, and the school offers numerous opportunities for pupils to develop their talents and interests. The emphasis on literature and thoughtful discussions enhances language skills and written work, making learning enjoyable and impactful.

Strengths

• Strong curriculum that logically sequences knowledge and skills.
• High-quality teaching supported by ample training and subject expertise.
• Pupils develop strong relationships and demonstrate respect for one another.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Positive mental health initiatives that have received expert commendation.

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 White Woman Lane Junior School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.3% 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, 0.3% of pupils at White Woman Lane 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 White Woman Lane Junior School had 19.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 2.2% 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, 14.5% of pupils at White Woman Lane Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.0% 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.

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What is White Woman Lane Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for White Woman Lane Junior School is Outstanding, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was White Woman Lane Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

White Woman Lane Junior School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does White Woman Lane Junior School have?

White Woman Lane Junior School has 352 pupils on roll.

What age range does White Woman Lane Junior School cover?

White Woman Lane Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are White Woman Lane Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is White Woman Lane Junior School?

White Woman Lane Junior School is at White Woman Lane, Sprowston, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 7JA.