Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School

Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School is performing strongly overall. It is a small Church of England primary within Avonreach Academy Trust, with 193 pupils, lower-than-average free school meal eligibility and EHC plans but above-average SEN support. Safeguarding standards are met, and the school has an open, positive safeguarding culture. Attendance and behaviour are particular strengths: pupils attend well, are self-motivated, and respect clear expectations. Personal development and wellbeing are also highly effective, with inclusive enrichment, strong family relationships and a clear values-based approach. Pupils progress securely through a broad, ambitious curriculum that is logically sequenced. The school meets expected standards in achievement, curriculum and teaching, early years, inclusion and leadership/governance. Pupils with SEND access the full curriculum, early reading and phonics are prioritised, and leaders are knowledgeable, supportive and accurate about improvement priorities. National assessment outcomes are generally in line with or above national averages, especially in reading and writing, though disadvantaged pupils' published outcomes are below national averages in the latest three-year combined measure. Key improvement priorities are handwriting and transcription, more consistent checking of pupils' work and precise writing feedback, and strengthening planned adult-child interactions in early years to support communication and language. Inclusion expectations also need to be embedded more consistently across subjects. Overall, this is a strong and improving school with effective leadership and a calm, caring culture.

Strengths

• Pupils behave impressively and are self-motivated, respectful and ready to learn.
• Attendance is strong, with effective support reducing persistent absence and helping pupils overcome barriers.
• Personal development and wellbeing provision is highly effective, inclusive and values-based.
• An inclusive enrichment programme, including clubs, trips and residentials, builds resilience and independence.
• Pupils feel safe, listened to and valued, and relationships with staff are warm and supportive.
• Safeguarding standards are met within an open, positive safeguarding culture.
• The curriculum is broad, ambitious and sequenced to build knowledge over time.
• Pupils with SEND access the full curriculum and benefit from effective adaptations and targeted support.
• Early years provision is a priority, with a well-sequenced curriculum, strong phonics and a love of reading.
• Leaders are knowledgeable, supportive role models who understand pupils and staff well.
• Governors and trustees provide effective challenge and support and meet statutory duties.
• Pupils achieve in line with or above national averages in reading and writing.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils need to develop more secure handwriting and transcription skills across the curriculum.
• Teachers do not consistently identify transcription errors precisely, so pupils sometimes repeat mistakes in writing.
• Teachers do not consistently check pupils' understanding or give precise improvement guidance across subjects.
• Planned adult-child interactions in early years are not yet consistently developing all children's communication and language.
• Inclusion expectations and support are not yet consistently embedded as a strength across all subjects.
• Disadvantaged pupils' published outcomes are below national averages in reading, writing and mathematics over the latest three-year average.

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 Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.3% 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, 1.6% of pupils at Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary 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 Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School had 28.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 26.4% 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, 17.7% of pupils at Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% 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 2024–25 Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School received £6,228 and spent £6,729 for each of its 193 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £89,000 (-£461 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Quest Learning Trust, income was £7,131 and spending £7,214 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 Worcester · Worcestershire local authority: places and applications

Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School is part of Quest Learning Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Nunnery Wood Primary School Worcester
• The Lyppard Grange Primary School Worcester
• Pershore High School Pershore
• Orchard Primary School Pershore
• Inkberrow Primary School Worcester

What is Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School have?

Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School has 192 pupils on roll.

What age range does Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School cover?

Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School?

Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School is at Wadborough Road, Littleworth, Norton, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 2QJ.