St Michael's VA Junior School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 21 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
7 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Norfolk
Unique reference
121146
Address
Astley Road, Chapel Break, Bowthorpe, NR5 9LA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
415 (90% of total capacity)
Boys
49.4%
Girls
50.6%
First language not English
35.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
36.4%
Persistent absence
11.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
23.4%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Other4.8%
Mixed6.7%
Other White9.4%
African11.1%
White British57.6%
Indian
3.9%
Bangladeshi
1.9%
Other Asian
1.9%
Unclassified
1.2%
Caribbean
0.5%
Chinese
0.5%
Gypsy/Roma
0.2%
Other Black
0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingAverage-0.4
MathsAverage-0.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
69%
Local authority average
56%
England average
62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
5%
Local authority average
5%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
106
Local authority average
105
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
106
Local authority average
103
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 3
110
53
57
Year 4
94
46
48
Year 5
115
57
58
Year 6
96
49
47
Year 2024-2025

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