Loddon Junior School
Kitten's Lane, Loddon, Norwich, NR14 6JX
This school is closed (it closed in October 2025).
It was replaced by Loddon Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Heather Madsen
- Constituency
- South Norfolk
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- URN
- 121192
- Local authority
- Norfolk
About this school
Loddon Junior School was a foundation primary school in Norwich. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 206 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Loddon Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 | 59 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 58% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 8% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 71% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 59% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% | 51% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 Loddon 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 | 46% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 206 |
| 2024/25 | 206 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Loddon Junior School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 5.2% | 26.7% | 206 | — |
| Loddon Junior School | — | — | — | 189 | 0.0 miles |
| Loddon Infant and Nursery School | — | — | — | 135 | 0.0 miles |
| Thurton Primary School | 40% | 4.1% | 6.7% | 110 | 2.4 miles |
| Seething and Mundham Primary School | 56% | 4.7% | 16.3% | 96 | 2.5 miles |
| Thurlton Primary School | 33% | 5.4% | 10.6% | 69 | 3.6 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)
- 26.7%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.15%
- Persistent absence
- 11.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Loddon Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Loddon Infant and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Thurton Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Seething and Mundham Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Thurlton Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
Other 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 Loddon Junior School teach?
- Loddon Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Norwich.
- Has Loddon Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Loddon Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Loddon Junior School?
- Loddon Junior School had 206 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have Loddon Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Loddon Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Loddon 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 31 October 2025.