Wroughton Infant Academy

Wroughton Infant Academy has received a good rating in its first inspection since becoming an academy. The school excels in providing a safe and happy environment for its pupils, who demonstrate positive attitudes and good behavior. The curriculum is engaging and well-planned, especially in reading and mathematics, which has contributed to the strong performance of pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities. While the school has notable strengths in many areas, there are some subjects where curriculum development is still required, particularly in art and geography, to ensure comprehensive knowledge retention among pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, well cared for, and feel safe.
• The curriculum is engaging and fosters a love of learning.
• High expectations are set for both learning and behavior.
• Effective support is provided for disadvantaged pupils.
• Reading is prioritized, with strong phonics teaching.
• Pupils achieve well in reading and mathematics.
• Good relationships between pupils contribute to a positive school environment.
• Staff effectively support pupils with special educational needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Aspects of the curriculum, such as art and geography, are not well planned.
• Parents are insufficiently involved in planning for pupils with special educational needs.

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 Wroughton Infant Academy attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.4% 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, 1.5% of pupils at Wroughton Infant Academy 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 Wroughton Infant Academy had 19.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.9% 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, 9.3% of pupils at Wroughton Infant Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% 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 2024–25 Wroughton Infant Academy received £9,233 and spent £9,077 for each of its 180 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £129,000 (£719 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of Creative Education Trust, income was £8,557 and spending £8,500 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Great Yarmouth · Norfolk local authority: places and applications

Wroughton Infant Academy is part of Creative Education Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• Wroughton Junior Academy Great Yarmouth
• Lynn Grove Academy Great Yarmouth
• Woodlands Primary Academy Great Yarmouth
• Caister Academy Great Yarmouth
• Wrenn School Wellingborough
• Weavers Academy Wellingborough
• The Milton Keynes Academy Milton Keynes
• Queen Eleanor Primary Academy Northampton
• Abbeyfield School Northampton
• Ellis Guilford School Nottingham

What is Wroughton Infant Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wroughton Infant Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Wroughton Infant Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Wroughton Infant Academy was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Wroughton Infant Academy have?

Wroughton Infant Academy has 183 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wroughton Infant Academy cover?

Wroughton Infant Academy for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Wroughton Infant Academy?

Wroughton Infant Academy is at Beccles Road, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 8AH.