George White Junior School

Academy converter·Primary school Norwich, Norfolk·NR3 4RG
Composite score
37.2
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National rank
#1283
In East of England
#164
In Norfolk
Top 80%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
50%
% achieving higher RWM
4%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
250
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
37.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
27.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
18.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
18.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
15.9
Typical primary: 20.7

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School overview

George White Junior School is a primary school serving Norwich, Norfolk, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 250 pupils aged 7 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated George White Junior School 'Good'. 50% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 3.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 6.7%. There are about 15.9 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 37% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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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