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Wroughton Junior Academy

Great Yarmouth, NR31 8BDPrimaryAges 7–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Nov 2023
KS2 Results
55%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
N/A
No data
Ranking
#9,357
of 13,686 nationally

About Wroughton Junior Academy

Wroughton Junior Academy in Great Yarmouth is currently rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted, a rating it has held across both its most recent inspections. In its 2023 graded inspection, the school received Good marks for personal development and for behaviour and attitudes, but leadership and management, along with quality of education, were both judged to require improvement. The most telling academic metric comes from the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results: just 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits only three percentage points above the Norfolk local authority average of 52%, placing the school 125th out of 344 primary schools in the county. In the Great Yarmouth area specifically, it ranks 17th out of 27 schools, putting it in the bottom half of its immediate peers.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range7 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressBurgh Road, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth, NR31 8BD
HeadteacherJessica Balls
Local AuthorityNorfolk
Number of Pupils283
Free School Meals (FSM)55.5%
School Capacity283 / 360 (79% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

7 Nov 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement

Source: Ofsted, 17 Dec 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:20

Breakfast club

07:30-08:15

After-school care

15:20-18:00

Source: wroughtonacademies.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Wroughton Junior Academy has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.