Geoffrey Field Junior School

Geoffrey Field Junior School remains a good school where pupils show a strong enthusiasm for learning and feel safe and included. The school has developed an effective local curriculum that engages students and accommodates those who speak English as an additional language. Notably, the school fosters a sense of community among its pupils, emphasizing values such as kindness and respect, which contributes to the positive atmosphere where everyone is treated well. Teachers provide strong support, especially for those with special educational needs, ensuring that all students have the opportunity to succeed. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly regarding how tasks and activities in some subjects align with the ambitious curriculum goals. Leaders acknowledge the need for ongoing support for staff to enhance engagement strategies and ensure that all students meet their learning potential. Overall, the school has proven resilient, even adapting to challenges since the pandemic, and continues to prioritize high attendance and meaningful educational experiences.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit a strong enthusiasm for learning.
• The school has developed an effective and unique local curriculum.
• Pupils feel safe, secure, and included within the school community.
• Teaching effectively addresses gaps in pupils' knowledge, particularly in reading.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• High priority is placed on attendance, with proactive measures taken to support families.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, tasks and activities do not fully match the ambitious aims of the curriculum.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Geoffrey Field Junior School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Geoffrey Field Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Geoffrey Field Junior School had 20.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 23.8% of pupils at Geoffrey Field Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Geoffrey Field Junior School received £7,042 and spent £7,145 for each of its 357 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £272,000 (£762 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Geoffrey Field Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Geoffrey Field Junior School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Geoffrey Field Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Geoffrey Field Junior School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Geoffrey Field Junior School have?

Geoffrey Field Junior School has 357 pupils on roll.

What age range does Geoffrey Field Junior School cover?

Geoffrey Field Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Geoffrey Field Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Geoffrey Field Junior School?

Geoffrey Field Junior School is at Exbourne Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 8RH.