Taverham VC CE Junior School
Taverham VC CE Junior School is a voluntary controlled school in Norwich for pupils aged 7 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 406 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Taverham VC CE Junior School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024. In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: January 2024. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Voluntary controlled school |
| Age Range | 7-11 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Taverham Road Taverham Norwich Norfolk NR8 6SX |
| Phone | 01603867740 |
| Reference Number | 121062 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 406 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 48.03%
Girls: 51.97% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 11.3% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 8.6% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 29 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 43 | 48 | 91 |
| 4 | 47 | 47 | 94 |
| 5 | 57 | 57 | 114 |
| 6 | 48 | 59 | 107 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 84.2% |
| White, Other | 3.9% |
| Mixed, Other | 3% |
| Indian | 2.5% |
| White & Asian | 1.5% |
| Unclassified | 1.2% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.7% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.7% |
| African | 0.7% |
| Asian, Other | 0.5% |
Taverham VC CE Junior School continues to demonstrate good overall performance, being characterized by a welcoming environment where pupils feel proud to attend. The school has effective curricular engagement and high expectations of student behavior, resulting in positive relationships among peers and with staff. Strengths are observed particularly in music and sports, encouraging pupils to develop independence and confidence in various extracurricular activities. The school's well-resourced library and commitment to diversity enhance the promotion of a love for reading among students. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in ensuring that all staff effectively deliver the phonics program and clarify methods to help pupils retain key knowledge across the curriculum. The recent inspection marks the first routine check since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and there are indications that the school is addressing challenges faced due to these disruptions, contributing to continued good educational quality.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 21 Nov 2023 |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 21 Nov 2023 | School inspection |
| 19 Jun 2018 | Short inspection |
| 05 Nov 2014 | Full inspection: |
| 02 Dec 2010 | Full inspection: |
| 11 Mar 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 17 Mar 2003 | Full inspection |
Strengths
- Pupils exhibit high levels of independence and skills through extracurricular activities.
- There is a strong emphasis on music and sports.
- Pupils behave well and are respectful to each other.
- Strong support and effective adaptations for pupils with special educational needs.
- A well-resourced and diverse library promotes a love of reading.
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers are not always clear on how to help pupils remember key knowledge in some subjects.
- Not all staff deliver the phonics program effectively.
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 69% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 12% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 108 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 105 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 1.8 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | -0.6 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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In 2024–25 Taverham VC CE Junior School had 417 pupils for 475 places. 58 places (12.2%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Taverham Primary Phase” planning area
Norfolk counted 160 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 158 in 2029–30, down 1%.
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 480 | 480 | 473 | 473 | 480 | 480 | 476 | 476 | 480 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 |
| Pupils | 459 | 451 | 441 | 437 | 435 | 422 | 444 | 437 | 435 | 444 | 435 | 444 | 434 | 435 | 417 |
| Unfilled | 4.4% | 6.0% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 9.4% | 12.1% | 6.7% | 8.2% | 9.4% | 6.5% | 8.4% | 6.5% | 8.6% | 8.4% | 12.2% |
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 Taverham VC CE Junior School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 2.6% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 5.0% | 3.8% | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.9% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
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, 0.5% of pupils at Taverham VC CE Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 7.6 | 0.7 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Taverham VC CE Junior School had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 12.9 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 13.4 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 12.4 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 12.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.3% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 10.4% | 7.5% | 5.4% | 5.9% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 12.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 45.5% | 73.7% | 55.0% | 31.8% | 54.5% | 48.0% | 29.2% | 52.2% | 50.0% | – | 43.5% | 81.8% | 73.9% | 77.3% | 50.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 3.1 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 3.3 | – | 3.7 | 7.6 | 4.8 | 9.6 | 6.4 | – |
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, 17.5% of pupils at Taverham VC CE Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Specific learning difficulty | 36 | 1 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 18 | 4 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 6 | 4 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 5 | 4 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 3 | 2 |
| Physical disability | 3 | 0 |
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 Taverham VC CE Junior School received £6,268 and spent £6,283 for each of its 406 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £203,000 (£501 per pupil).
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £65,000 | £59,000 | £173,000 | £153,000 | £183,000 | £195,000 | £210,000 | £203,000 |
| per pupil | £148 | £135 | £401 | £343 | £422 | £450 | £508 | £501 |
| In-year balance | -£38,000 | -£6,000 | £114,000 | -£20,000 | £30,000 | £12,000 | £15,000 | -£6,000 |
| per pupil | -£86 | -£14 | £263 | -£45 | £69 | £27 | £37 | -£16 |
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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Nightingale Infant & Nursery School
Nightingale Drive, Taverham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6LA |
0.23 miles |
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Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School
Eastfield, Taverham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6PJ |
0.45 miles |
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Langley Preparatory School At Taverham Hall
Taverham Park, Norwich, NR8 6HU |
0.71 miles |
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Drayton Community Infant School
School Road, Drayton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6EP |
1.04 miles |
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Drayton CofE Junior School
School Road, Drayton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6EF |
1.08 miles |
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Queen's Hill Primary School
Kestrel Avenue, Queen's Hills, Costessey, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 5FT |
1.14 miles |
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St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey
Westend, Old Costessey, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 5AG |
1.55 miles |
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Costessey Primary School
Three Mile Lane, Costessey, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 0RR |
2.48 miles |
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Horsford CofE VA Primary School
Mill Lane, Horsford, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 3ES |
2.53 miles |
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St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton
Marlingford Road, Easton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR9 5AD |
2.57 miles |
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Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School
Arden Grove, Hellesdon, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 6QA |
2.58 miles |
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Chapel Break Infant School
Thurlby Road, Chapel Break, Bowthorpe, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 9LU |
2.75 miles |
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St Michael's VA Junior School
Astley Road, Chapel Break, Bowthorpe, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 9LA |
2.78 miles |
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Kinsale Junior School
Kinsale Avenue, Hellesdon, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 5SG |
2.91 miles |
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Kinsale Infant School
Kinsale Avenue, Hellesdon, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 5SG |
2.91 miles |
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Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School
Rawley Road, Bowthorpe, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 9AP |
3.05 miles |
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Firside Junior School
Firside Junior School, Middletons Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 5NF |
3.15 miles |
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Valley Primary Academy
Gentry Place, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 8XZ |
3.22 miles |
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The Bawburgh School
Hockering Lane, Bawburgh, The Bawburgh School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR9 3LR |
3.29 miles |
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Future Education
168b Motum Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 8EG |
3.48 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Taverham High School
Beech Avenue, Taverham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6HP |
0.62 miles |
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Ormiston Victory Academy
Middleton Crescent, Costessey, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 0PX |
2.13 miles |
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The Bridge Easton
Bawburgh Road, Easton, NR9 5EA |
2.55 miles |
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The Lighthouse
Easton House, 107 Dereham Road, Easton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR9 5ES |
2.57 miles |
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Hellesdon High School
187 Middletons Lane, Hellesdon, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 5SB |
2.82 miles |
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Banks House School
Bright House, 51 Wendene, Bowthorpe, Norwich, NR5 9HA |
2.85 miles |
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Nurture Education Trust
289 Drayton Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 2PW |
3.78 miles |
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City Academy Norwich
299 Bluebell Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7LP |
4.16 miles |
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Hall School
St Faith's Road, Old Catton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 7AD |
4.27 miles |
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The Parkside School, Norwich
College Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 3JA |
4.71 miles |
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Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk
76 Earlham Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 3DF |
4.76 miles |
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Sewell Park Academy
St Clement's Hill, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 4BX |
4.79 miles |
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The Clare School
South Park Avenue, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7AU |
4.97 miles |
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Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Pettus Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7BU |
4.99 miles |
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What is Taverham VC CE Junior School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Taverham VC CE Junior School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.
When was Taverham VC CE Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?
Taverham VC CE Junior School was last inspected in January 2024.
How many pupils does Taverham VC CE Junior School have?
Taverham VC CE Junior School has 406 pupils on roll.
What age range does Taverham VC CE Junior School cover?
Taverham VC CE Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.
What are Taverham VC CE Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Taverham VC CE Junior School?
Taverham VC CE Junior School is at Taverham Road, Taverham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6SX.
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