Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Worcestershire·WR5 2QJ
Composite score
68.2
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#2,030
National rank
#171
In West Midlands
#14
In Worcestershire
Top 14%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
78%
% achieving higher RWM
15%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
28 first choices, 29 places
First choices per place
0.97
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
74
any preference, for 29 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.07
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9120221.1020231.0020240.9020250.972026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
5–11
Pupils on roll
193
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
4.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
18.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
8.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,399
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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School overview

Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School is a primary school serving Worcestershire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 193 pupils aged 5 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 10.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 14% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 15% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 28 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 21.2 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 4% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School 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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