Wendover Church of England Junior School

Wendover Church of England Junior School is performing effectively, maintaining the standards set during its previous inspection. Pupils display happiness and safety at school, contributing to a nurturing environment. They demonstrate positive attitudes towards learning, achieving results in line with national averages while the curriculum continues to be refined to meet emerging challenges. Despite this, there remain areas for improvement, particularly in helping pupils retain knowledge across subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils have warm and trusting relationships with staff.
• The school provides ample opportunities for students to explore interests through clubs.
• Staff effectively support pupils who struggle with behavior.
• Curriculum implementation is progressing well to align learning.
• Pupils are encouraged to develop leadership and character through various initiatives.

Areas for Improvement

• Some staff do not consistently ensure that pupils retain key knowledge over time.
• Occasional unaddressed gaps in pupils' knowledge due to incomplete processes.

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 Wendover Church of England Junior School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.9% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Wendover Church of England 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 Wendover Church of England Junior School had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.2% 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, 9.2% of pupils at Wendover Church of England Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% 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 Wendover Church of England Junior School received £6,225 and spent £6,347 for each of its 336 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £42,000 (£124 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 Wendover Church of England Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wendover Church of England Junior School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Wendover Church of England Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wendover Church of England Junior School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Wendover Church of England Junior School have?

Wendover Church of England Junior School has 336 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wendover Church of England Junior School cover?

Wendover Church of England Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Wendover Church of England Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wendover Church of England Junior School?

Wendover Church of England Junior School is at Wharf Road, Wendover, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22 6HF.