Sprowston Junior School
Recreation Ground Road, Sprowston, Norwich, NR7 8EW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Matt Walton
- SEN provision
- Not Applicable
- Constituency
- Norwich North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 175
- URN
- 120852
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603425150
About this school
Sprowston Junior School is a community primary school in Norwich. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 175 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 57 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 54% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 70% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 68% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 63% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sprowston Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 199 |
| 2024/25 | 177 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sprowston Junior School compares
Sprowston Junior School ranked 161st of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 6.8% | 33.3% | 175 | — |
| Sprowston Infant School | — | 6.4% | 26.8% | 111 | 0.0 miles |
| Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery | — | 4.2% | 12.7% | 188 | 0.5 miles |
| Cecil Gowing Infant School | — | 5.7% | 9.3% | 173 | 0.5 miles |
| Falcon Junior School | 52% | 5.3% | 22.5% | 417 | 0.6 miles |
| White Woman Lane Junior School | 71% | 4.3% | 18.3% | 352 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.33%
- English as an additional language
- 22.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.79%
- Persistent absence
- 13.89%
Location
Nearby schools
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Sprowston Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Cecil Gowing Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Falcon Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
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White Woman Lane Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Norwich
Other schools in Norwich
Sprowston Junior School ranks 67th of the 102 ranked primary schools in Norwich.
- Acle Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Aldborough Primary School Primary
- Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Angel Road Infant School Primary
- Angel Road Junior School Primary
- Antingham and Southrepps Primary School Primary
- Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Aslacton Primary School Primary
- Avenue Junior School Primary
- Bacton Primary School Primary
- Banham Primary School Primary
- Barford Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sprowston Junior School teach?
- Sprowston Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Sprowston Junior School?
- The headteacher of Sprowston Junior School is Mr Matt Walton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sprowston Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sprowston Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Sprowston Junior School?
- Sprowston Junior School has 175 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Sprowston Junior School full?
- Sprowston Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 175 on roll (73%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sprowston Junior School a faith school?
- No. Sprowston Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sprowston Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sprowston Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Sprowston Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Sprowston Junior School's special educational needs provision as: Not Applicable. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Sprowston Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sprowston Junior School rank locally?
- Sprowston Junior School ranked 161st of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sprowston Junior School's absence rate?
- Sprowston Junior School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sprowston Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sprowston Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.