Thelwall Community Junior School

Thelwall Community Junior School has effectively maintained the standards of education established during its previous inspection. The school provides a supportive and welcoming environment where pupils are happy, engaged, and eager to learn. The curriculum has been thoughtfully refined to meet the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring that high aspirations for achievement are consistently upheld. With a strong emphasis on personal development and character formation, pupils are prepared for the next stages of their education and life beyond school. However, while many aspects of teaching and curriculum delivery are commendable, there are some areas that require improvement. In particular, certain foundation subjects do not allow pupils to reliably build on prior learning, leading to gaps in knowledge. Furthermore, checks on pupils' understanding in these subjects are not consistently effective, potentially hindering their overall learning experience. Despite these challenges, the school continues to show a commitment to improvement and positive relationships with the local community support the transition for pupils from feeder schools.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate happiness and pride in their school.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND ensures their successful learning.
• Curriculum is ambitious and well-structured across most subjects.
• Staff are well-trained and provide engaging lessons.
• Pupils have access to a variety of extracurricular opportunities.
• Positive behavior and high attendance are prioritized.
• Effective systems for safeguarding are in place.
• Governors provide appropriate challenge and support.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects do not effectively support pupils' prior learning.
• Checks on pupils' understanding in a minority of foundation subjects are underdeveloped.

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 Thelwall Community Junior School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.6% 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 Thelwall Community 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 Thelwall Community Junior School had 21.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.0% 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, 11.7% of pupils at Thelwall Community Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% 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 Thelwall Community Junior School received £6,383 and spent £6,324 for each of its 162 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £145,000 (£894 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 Thelwall Community Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Thelwall Community Junior School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Thelwall Community Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Thelwall Community Junior School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Thelwall Community Junior School have?

Thelwall Community Junior School has 162 pupils on roll.

What age range does Thelwall Community Junior School cover?

Thelwall Community Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Thelwall Community Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Thelwall Community Junior School?

Thelwall Community Junior School is at Thelwall New Road, Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 2HX.