Wroughton Junior Academy

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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.

Digging deeper into the KS2 data, the picture is mixed. In writing, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard, which is a solid result, but only 3% achieved the higher standard. Reading saw 63% at expected and 16% at the higher level, while maths had 69% at expected and 13% at the higher level. The combined expected standard of 55% is notably lower than the top-performing schools in Norfolk, such as Ditchingham Church of England Primary Academy and Surlingham Primary School, which both achieved a ranking score of 100. The school’s national percentile of 68.37 places it in the bottom half of all primary schools in England. Progress scores for reading, writing and maths are not available in the data, so it is difficult to assess how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points.

The school has capacity for 360 pupils but currently enrols 283, suggesting it is not oversubscribed. A high proportion of pupils, 55.5%, are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average. Facilities include a gymnasium, library, playing fields, art studios and a chapel, and the school offers a range of sports from swimming and netball to cricket and athletics, plus clubs in drama, choir and chess. SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech and language needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and social, emotional and mental health support. For families in Great Yarmouth seeking a junior school with strong pastoral care — reflected in the Good ratings for behaviour and personal development — Wroughton Junior Academy may be a practical choice, though the academic outcomes suggest it is still working to match the performance of higher-ranked local primaries.

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