North Walsham Junior School
North Walsham Junior School is an academy converter in North Walsham for pupils aged 7 to 11. It has 248 pupils on roll. In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 7-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Manor Road North Walsham Norfolk NR28 9HG |
| Phone | 01692403013 |
| Reference Number | 145441 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 248 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 45.97%
Girls: 54.03% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 38.3% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 7.7% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 24.8 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24.8 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 29 | 29 | 58 |
| 4 | 25 | 37 | 62 |
| 5 | 32 | 29 | 61 |
| 6 | 28 | 39 | 67 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 89.5% |
| Indian | 4.8% |
| White, Other | 2% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 1.6% |
| African | 0.8% |
| White & Asian | 0.4% |
| Mixed, Other | 0.4% |
| Asian, Other | 0.4% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | |
| Last Report Date | 21 Sep 2022 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2022 | School inspection |
| 06 Feb 2018 | Academy conversion letter |
| 02 Jul 2015 | Full inspection: |
| Previously as North Walsham Junior School | |
| 01 May 2014 | Monitoring visit |
| 16 Jul 2013 | Full inspection: |
| 19 Mar 2013 | Monitoring visit |
| 28 Nov 2012 | Monitoring visit |
| 26 Jun 2012 | Full inspection: |
| 09 Jun 2011 | Monitoring visit |
| 16 Jun 2009 | Full inspection: |
| 03 Jul 2006 | Full inspection: |
| 29 Jun 2004 | Inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 52% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 1% | 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 | 103 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 102 | 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 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | -2.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | -0.7 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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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.
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In 2024–25 North Walsham Junior School had 276 pupils for 240 places. That is 36 more pupils than the school has room for.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “North Walsham Primary Phase” planning area
Norfolk counted 148 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 143 in 2029–30, down 3%.
| 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 323 | 322 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 240 | 240 |
| Pupils | 314 | 292 | 279 | 307 | 307 | 289 | 276 |
| Unfilled | 2.8% | 9.3% | 22.5% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 North Walsham Junior School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.1% | 2.7% | 5.2% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 3.4% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 2.3% | 1.0% |
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, 2.5% of pupils at North Walsham Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 3.4 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 5.1 |
| Permanent exclusions | 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 North Walsham Junior School had 23.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 12.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 10.1 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | 4.2% | 18.0% | 15.1% | 7.0% | 16.8% | 7.6% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 78.9% | – | 35.3% | 63.2% | 78.6% | 53.3% | 57.1% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 2.1 | – | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 8.4 | – |
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, 26.6% of pupils at North Walsham Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 17 | 3 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 17 | 2 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 12 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 9 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 4 | 0 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 4 | 0 |
| Vision impairment | 2 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 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 2024–25 North Walsham Junior School received £6,650 and spent £6,549 for each of its 276 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £19,000 (-£69 per pupil).
Across all 18 schools of Broad Horizons Education Trust, income was £8,232 and spending £8,091 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £255,000 | £252,000 | £351,000 | £89,000 | -£27,000 | -£19,000 |
| per pupil | £859 | £874 | £1,271 | £290 | -£92 | -£69 |
| In-year balance | -£882,000 | -£14,000 | £119,000 | -£229,000 | -£46,000 | £28,000 |
| per pupil | -£2,970 | -£47 | £432 | -£745 | -£159 | £100 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
|
North Walsham Infant School
Manor Road, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 9HG |
0.01 miles |
|
Millfield Primary School
Recreation Road, Millfield Primary School, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 0ES |
0.89 miles |
|
Worstead Church of England Primary School
Honing Road, Worstead, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 9RQ |
2.59 miles |
|
Swanton Abbott Community Primary School
Youngman's Lane, Swanton Abbott, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 5DZ |
2.98 miles |
|
Antingham and Southrepps Primary School
Lower Street, Southrepps, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 8UG |
3.46 miles |
|
Colby Primary School
Bridge Road, Colby, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 7EA |
3.64 miles |
|
Mundesley Infant School
Trunch Road, Mundesley, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 8LE |
3.73 miles |
|
Mundesley Junior School
Trunch Road, Mundesley, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 8LE |
3.73 miles |
|
East Ruston Infant School & Nursery
School Road, East Ruston, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 9JD |
3.96 miles |
|
Bacton Primary School
Walcott Road, Bacton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 0EY |
4.06 miles |
| Name | Distance |
|
North Walsham High School
Spenser Avenue, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 9HZ |
0.3 miles |
|
Visiting Teacher Service North
Education Services Centre, North Walsham, NR28 9BZ |
0.44 miles |
All schools in North Walsham · Norfolk local authority: places and applications
North Walsham Junior School is part of Broad Horizons Education Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:
- North Walsham Infant School North Walsham
- East Ruston Infant School & Nursery Norwich
- Stalham Infant School and Nursery Norwich
- Stalham Academy Norwich
- Hemblington Primary School Norwich
- Sprowston Community Academy Norwich
- St. Clements Hill Primary Academy Norwich
- Martham Academy and Nursery Great Yarmouth
- Sewell Park Academy Norwich
- Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form Norwich
How many pupils does North Walsham Junior School have?
North Walsham Junior School has 248 pupils on roll.
What age range does North Walsham Junior School cover?
North Walsham Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.
What are North Walsham Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is North Walsham Junior School?
North Walsham Junior School is at Manor Road, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 9HG.