St William's Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Norwich, United Kingdom with 407 pupils. As of 11 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: School Business Manager (closes 16 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Sarah Shirras, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
407 pupils · 51% girls · 11.1% eligible for free school meals · 4.4% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
21 (5.2%) on SEN support · 7 (1.7%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Part of the City2Coast Primary Federation Tel: 01603 434128 Email: exec@stwilliamsprimary.org.uk Website: https://www.st-williams.norfolk.sch.uk Head of School: Sarah Shirras Age…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
50%
0%
2023/24
59%
0%
2022/23
35%
0%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
1 April 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
4 February 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
20.9
19.5
–
0
£50,489
2024/25
18.1
22.9
9%
0
£49,306
2023/24
18.4
22.8
8%
1
£43,419
2022/23
17.9
23.1
8%
0
£41,059
2021/22
19.8
20.9
18%
0
£40,691
2020/21
17.8
23.3
9%
0
£39,884
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
18.6
22.2
15%
0
£38,307
2018/19
18.7
21.6
21%
0
£36,274
2017/18
18.7
22.1
11%
0
£34,362
2016/17
18.4
22.2
14%
0
£32,220
2015/16
17.7
22.8
16%
0
£34,688
2014/15
18.2
22.1
23%
0
£32,677
2013/14
17.3
24.4
27%
0
£31,999
2012/13
17.4
23.8
51%
0
£31,460
2011/12
18.3
23.1
31%
0
£36,080
2010/11
18.5
24.7
13%
0
£35,909
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
4.4%
0.8%
8.1%
0.6%
2024/25
4.0%
0.8%
5.8%
0.0%
2023/24
4.8%
1.1%
8.3%
0.0%
2022/23
5.3%
1.3%
13.8%
0.6%
2021/22
7.0%
0.8%
21.3%
0.3%
2020/21
4.9%
1.1%
11.8%
1.1%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
3.4%
0.4%
6.3%
0.0%
2017/18
4.3%
0.6%
9.5%
0.3%
2016/17
3.4%
0.7%
6.4%
0.0%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
4 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 4 support. Most often advertised: Clerical Assistant, Higher Level Teaching Assistant, Senior Administrator. Last advertised June 2026.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.