Cromer Junior School

Academy converter·Primary school Cromer, Norfolk·NR27 0EX
Composite score
28.5
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#13,632
National rank
#1517
In East of England
#222
In Norfolk
Top 92%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
42%
% achieving higher RWM
1%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
260
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
30.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
7.7%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
21.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
6.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
17.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,008
Typical primary: £6,960

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School overview

Cromer Junior School is a primary school serving Cromer, Norfolk, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 260 pupils aged 7 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Cromer Junior School 'Good'. 42% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 10.0 percentage points year on 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 107 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 1% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 5.8%. There are about 21.1 pupils per teacher. 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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