Great Witchingham Church of England Primary Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Norwich, Norfolk·NR9 5SD
Composite score
52.3
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#6,449
National rank
#683
In East of England
#63
In Norfolk
Top 44%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
50%
% achieving higher RWM
17%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
73
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
23.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
5.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.7%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
9.4%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
32.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.6
Typical primary: 20.7

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

School overview

Great Witchingham Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school serving Norwich, Norfolk, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 73 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That is down 17.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 44% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 17% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 9.4%. There are about 18.6 pupils per teacher. Great Witchingham Church of England Primary Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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