Ramnoth Junior School

About Ramnoth Junior School

Ramnoth Junior School is significantly oversubscribed, with 350 pupils on roll against a stated capacity of 282, which gives a clear signal of local demand. The school serves a community with a notably high level of disadvantage: 46.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average for primary schools. This context matters when interpreting the school's performance, as it reflects the challenges the staff are working with. The school is a state-funded, mixed-gender junior school in Fenland, Cambridgeshire, catering for children aged 7 to 11. It has no religious character and no nursery or sixth form provision. The headteacher is Sam Miller. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, in 2022, rated it Good overall, a significant improvement from its previous inspection in 2019, when it was judged Inadequate.

In its most recent Key Stage 2 results, from the 2023/24 academic year, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is slightly above the local authority average of 58% for similar schools. The school's ranking within Fenland places it 7th out of 28 schools on this metric, putting it in the top quarter of its local area. Nationally, it sits in the 54th percentile. Looking at individual subjects, reading had the strongest expected standard attainment at 76%, followed by writing at 83% and maths at 67%. At the higher standard, the picture is more mixed: 27% reached the higher standard in reading, but only 2% did so across all three subjects. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points.

The school offers a range of facilities including a sensory room, art studios, a sports hall, playing fields and a chapel. Sports on offer include gymnastics, cricket, athletics and football, while clubs extend to science, art, coding, eco club, chess and drama. For pupils with additional needs, the school has provisions for moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. Given the high FSM intake and the oversubscription, this is a school that is clearly valued by local families, particularly those looking for a junior school that has turned around its Ofsted rating and now delivers results broadly in line with or above the local average. It would suit parents who prioritise a supportive, inclusive environment over headline-grabbing high-stakes scores.

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