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
White British 57.6%
African 11.1%
Other White 9.4%
Mixed 6.7%
Other 4.8%
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

School 60%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%

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

School 10%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: 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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