Voluntary aided school · Norfolk

St Michael's VA Junior School

7–11Ages
423Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
121146URN

Astley Road, Chapel Break, Bowthorpe, Norwich, NR5 9LA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

What Ofsted found

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

Inspection history

22 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
5 December 2012
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 77% · Maths 87% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%57th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Norfolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	5%	106	106
2023/24	60%	10%	105	104
2022/23	54%	10%	104	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Michael's VA Junior SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

69%met the SATs standard
Chapel Break Infant School
0.2 km · Norfolk

Outstanding2023

2.5applications per place
Costessey Primary School
0.7 km · Norfolk

Good2023

2.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School
1.0 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place
Valley Primary Academy
1.8 km · Norfolk

Requires improvement2023

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey
2.0 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
The Bawburgh School
2.1 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Norwich Primary Academy
2.1 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
West Earlham Infant and Nursery School
2.1 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 121146 · 926/3405
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 450 pupils · 423 on roll
Free school meals: 34.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Astley Road, Chapel Break, Bowthorpe, Norwich, NR5 9LA
Local authority: Norfolk · Norwich

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources