Falcon Junior School

NorfolkCommunity school

Falcon Road West, Sprowston, Norwich, NR7 8NT

Headteacher: Sharon HunterSchool website ↗Pupils: 414 (capacity: 480)
Ofsted Good
Inspected November 2022
52%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected November 2022

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 8 November 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
52.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
3.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 67%·Writing 61%·Maths 65%All three 52%
Reading
Expected67%
Exceeding31%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected61%
Exceeding4%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected65%
Exceeding16%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
22.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
7.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
20.0%
Boys and girls
43%girls·57%boys
178 girls, 236 boys

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 63% (2016/17), currently 52%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1638.0%1.0%-1.8-0.8-5.2
2016/1763.0%6.0%-1.6-1.4-2.9
2017/1861.0%14.0%-2.0-2.5-1.8
2018/1952.0%8.0%-3.8-2.0-2.4
2022/2352.0%2.0%-1.2-3.2-2.1
2023/2449.0%2.0%---
2024/2552.0%3.0%---
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