South Wootton Junior School

About South Wootton Junior School

South Wootton Junior School was rated Good in its most recent graded Ofsted inspection, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating. The school has held a Good rating across both its ungraded inspection in 2023 and its graded inspection in 2016, with leadership and management also judged Good. The most telling exam metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which stands at 57%. That is five percentage points above the Norfolk local authority average of 52%, placing the school in the top half of primary schools nationally. However, only 2% of pupils achieved the higher standard in reading, writing and maths, and the same low figure applies to writing at the higher level. Maths and reading average scores both sit at 105, while 77% of pupils met the expected standard in maths and 72% in reading.

Within the King's Lynn and West Norfolk local authority, the school ranks 24th out of 58 primary schools on the combined expected standard metric, putting it in the 41st percentile locally. Nationally it sits in the 64th percentile, which is a solid mid-table position. The school's Progress 8 scores are not available, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds beyond raw attainment. In writing, 62% of pupils met the expected standard, which is a weaker area compared with maths and reading. The school's overall ranking score of 57 places it in the bottom 50% of schools nationally on this particular metric, though this is partly because the metric weights the higher standard heavily. For context, the nearest Outstanding-rated school is Eastgate Academy, 2.7 km away.

The school has a capacity of 240 and currently has 239 pupils on roll, meaning it is operating very close to full. Just under 12% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is slightly below the national average for primary schools. Facilities include playing fields, a sports hall, music rooms, a sensory room, an ICT suite and an outdoor playground. Sports on offer include athletics, football, gymnastics and cricket, while clubs range from coding and drama to eco club and gardening. The school provides for pupils with moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a good- sized junior school with a broad range of enrichment activities, suitable for families who want solid academic outcomes in a well- run setting with strong SEND support.

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