St Michael's VA Junior School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 22 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
394 (90% of total capacity)
Boys
49.0%
Girls
51.0%
First language not English
29.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
37.1%
Persistent absence
19.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
23.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 62.2%
Other White 10.9%
Mixed 5.6%
Other 5.6%
Indian 4.8%
African 4.3%
Other Asian 1.8%
Bangladeshi 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other Black 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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 54%
Local authority average 52%
England average 61%

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

School 10%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.1
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 3
92
44
48
Year 4
113
55
58
Year 5
91
44
47
Year 6
98
50
48
Year 2023-2024

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