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Woodland View Junior School

Primary · ages 7-11MixedCouncil157 pupilsNorwichNorfolk
School Chooser Score
39
In line with
similar schools
Likely range 20 to 62
Out of 100. Better than 46% of the 50 schools most like it. Much the same over the last five years.
OfstedNo overall gradeLast Ofsted inspection, October 2024
Reached the expected level at 1167%England 63%
Attendance96.0%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families15%Far fewer than most schools
Places74 spare157 pupils, 231 places
Pupils per teacher22.7School workforce census

Woodland View Junior School is a council school in Norwich for boys and girls aged 7 to 11. It has 157 pupils and room for 231. About 15 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 39 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 46% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2024, no overall grade.

Ivy Road, Spixworth, Norwich, NR10 3PY01603 898292woodlandview.norfolk.sch.ukMs Heidi Jordan headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 15 October 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

30 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1167%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level7%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score105.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score104.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 55%55%20172018: 58%58%20182019: 59%59%20192023: 53%53%20232024: 36%36%20242025: 67%67%2025
Since 2017: +12%Steady overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017NorfolkEngland
Pupils tested303336414322
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths67%36%53%59%58%55%56%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths7%0%3%0%0%9%5%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score105.0102.0105.0103.0105.0103.0104.6105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score104.098.0104.0104.0103.0104.0103.2104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score103.0100.0106.0106.0105.0104.0103.2105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard77%64%69%73%77%73%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard80%39%81%76%67%64%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)73%67%72%80%72%73%
Reading progressReading progress score-0.8-0.2+0.2+0.7
Maths progressMaths progress score-0.9-0.2+0.3+1.1
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged71%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged65%55%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 3 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
71%65%
Gap 6 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
47%87%
Gap 40 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%7%
Gap 7 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Plenty of spare places138 pupils for 180 places, 2024/25
77% full

42 places were empty (23% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 7% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Norfolk council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll157Census January 2026
Places23168% full
Pupils from low-income families15%15% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English9%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support12%19 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan5%8 pupils with a plan
Average class size26.65 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)12%£29,450 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls87 / 70
White British pupils87%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (12), language and communications needs (6), Moderate learning difficulty (5), Autistic spectrum disorder (1), Multi-sensory impairment (1), Physical disability (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll157141146140151151
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals15%18%15%14%11%7%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language9%6%4%6%6%3%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support14%14%16%18%17%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans8%4%0%0%2%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.0% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance96.0%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school6.1%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils5.02024/25, 2 permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.1%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence4.0%4.7%5.1%6.8%3.0%3.7%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence2.9%3.3%3.8%5.6%2.4%2.4%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.1%1.4%1.3%1.2%0.6%1.4%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence6.1%6.8%9.6%17.2%5.2%6.3%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate5.010.30.70.02.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions20000

Staff

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.

Teachers6.9full-time equivalent, 9 people
Pupils per teacher22.7Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants6.3full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£44,213
Teachers who left in the year15%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher0.82024/25

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m2512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate27 per 1,000 people70% lower than the England average
Typical house price£304,500Broadland

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Spixworth Infant SchoolCouncil170 m109Good 202376Compare
Frettenham Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles60Good 202463Compare
St Faiths CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England1.6 miles80Good 202428Compare
Lodge Lane Infant SchoolAcademy1.8 miles175Not inspectedCompare
White Woman Lane Junior SchoolCouncil1.8 miles352Outstanding 202486Compare
Garrick Green Infant SchoolAcademy2.2 miles116No overall grade 202431Compare
Old Catton CofE VC Junior SchoolChurch of England2.2 miles187Good 202327Compare
White House FarmFree school2.3 miles349Good 202470Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Woodland View Junior School with the 48 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 48 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats46%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the lower half of its group. Its score of 39 is 3 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 1 · middle 42 · highest 93100

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 39 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 39% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 20 to 62. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%below
-0.10
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 30 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%in line
+0.01
Ofsted grade, 1.9 years old
Progress pupils make20%below
-0.10
DfE progress measure; 30 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%above
+0.07
results and attendance rising year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%above
+0.08
2024/25; 147 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%well below
-0.11
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 30 pupils
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Woodland View Junior School a good school?

It is about average. Woodland View Junior School scores 39 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 46% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 20 to 62, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

What is Woodland View Junior School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Woodland View Junior School not judged at its last full inspection on 15 October 2024.

How good are Woodland View Junior School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 67% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 7% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Woodland View Junior School have?

157 pupils aged 7 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 231 places, so it is 68% full.

Is Woodland View Junior School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 42 places were empty in 2024/25 (23% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Woodland View Junior School?

Pupils were in school 96.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 6% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Woodland View Junior School?

The average class had 26.6 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Ivy Road, Spixworth, Norwich, NR10 3PY
Telephone
01603 898292
Website
www.woodlandview.norfolk.sch.uk
Headteacher
Ms Heidi Jordan
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 7-11
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Norfolk
Ward
Spixworth with St Faiths
Constituency
Broadland and Fakenham
Setting
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
120912 · LAESTAB 9262265 · UKPRN 10075135

Where these figures come from