Woodland View Junior School
Ivy Road, Spixworth, Norwich, NR10 3PY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Heidi Jordan
- Federation
- The CARE Federation
- Constituency
- Broadland and Fakenham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 231
- Pupils on roll
- 157
- URN
- 120912
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603898292
About this school
Woodland View Junior School is a community primary school in Norwich. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 157 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 36 | 33 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 36% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 64% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 39% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 52% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 98.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Woodland View 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 | 53% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 36% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 140 |
| 2023/24 | 146 |
| 2024/25 | 141 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodland View Junior School compares
Woodland View Junior School ranked 66th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4% | 18.4% | 157 | — |
| Spixworth Infant School | — | 4.2% | 6.6% | 109 | 0.1 miles |
| Frettenham Primary School | 56% | 4.1% | 7.8% | 60 | 1.2 miles |
| St Faiths CofE Primary School | 43% | 5.1% | 14.8% | 80 | 1.6 miles |
| Lodge Lane Infant School | — | 4.4% | 13.2% | 175 | 1.8 miles |
| White Woman Lane Junior School | 71% | 4.3% | 18.3% | 352 | 1.8 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)
- 18.44%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.01%
- Persistent absence
- 6.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Spixworth Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Frettenham Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
St Faiths CofE Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Norwich.
-
Lodge Lane Infant School1.8 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
White Woman Lane Junior School1.8 miles
Primary · Norwich
Other schools in Norwich
Woodland View Junior School ranks 25th 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 Woodland View Junior School teach?
- Woodland View Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodland View Junior School?
- The headteacher of Woodland View Junior School is Ms Heidi Jordan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodland View Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodland View 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 Woodland View Junior School?
- Woodland View Junior School has 157 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Woodland View Junior School full?
- Woodland View Junior School has capacity for 231 pupils and 157 on roll (68%), 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 Woodland View Junior School a faith school?
- No. Woodland View Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodland View Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Woodland View Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Woodland View Junior School?
- Woodland View Junior School is part of the The CARE Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woodland View Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodland View Junior School rank locally?
- Woodland View Junior School ranked 66th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodland View Junior School's absence rate?
- Woodland View Junior School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodland View Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodland View 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.