George White Junior School

George White Junior School is performing well, having been rated as 'Good' overall in the latest inspection. The school has notable strengths in its leadership, management, and the behaviour of its pupils, which has been rated outstanding. Pupils feel safe and supported, demonstrating high levels of engagement in their learning, and parents express strong support for the school's staff and initiatives. There have been significant improvements in the quality of education over the past four years, particularly in reading and mathematics, aided by effective teaching and a supportive curriculum. However, there are concerns regarding the integration of the special resource base (SRB) for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) into the broader life of the school, as well as gaps in the curriculum for some non-core subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit outstanding behaviour and attitudes.
• Strong leadership and management are evident.
• High-quality training provided for staff.
• Excellent relationships established with parents.
• Effective teaching of reading and mathematics.
• Pupils feel safe and cared for at school.
• A wide range of extracurricular clubs is offered.

Areas for Improvement

• The SRB is not fully integrated into school life.
• Some pupils have gaps in knowledge in non-core subjects.
• Mental fluency in mathematics needs improvement.

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 George White Junior School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.7% 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, 4.0% of pupils at George White 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 George White Junior School had 16.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 29.6% 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, 20.6% of pupils at George White Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.5% 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 2023–24 George White Junior School received £7,475 and spent £6,911 for each of its 275 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £672,000 (£2,445 per pupil).

Across all 13 schools of Clarion Corvus Trust, income was £7,184 and spending £7,455 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 Norwich · Norfolk local authority: places and applications

George White Junior School is part of Clarion Corvus Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Mousehold Infant & Nursery School Norwich
• Lionwood Junior School Norwich
• Lionwood Infant and Nursery School Norwich
• Drayton Community Infant School Norwich
• Nightingale Infant & Nursery School Norwich
• Hobart High School Norwich
• Manor Field Infant and Nursery School Norwich
• Aslacton Primary School Norwich
• Thurlton Primary School Norwich
• Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School Thetford

What is George White Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for George White Junior School is Good, from an inspection in February 2025.

When was George White Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

George White Junior School was last inspected in February 2025.

How many pupils does George White Junior School have?

George White Junior School has 218 pupils on roll.

What age range does George White Junior School cover?

George White Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is George White Junior School?

George White Junior School is at Silver Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 4RG.