Innsworth Junior School

Innsworth Junior School is performing well overall, achieving a rating of Good in all key areas. The school fosters a welcoming environment where pupils are respectful and engaged in their learning. There are notable strengths in the supportive atmosphere that helps pupils feel safe and nurtured. The school has made commendable improvements to its reading curriculum and has implemented effective support mechanisms for pupils, particularly those with special educational needs and those speaking English as an additional language. Most pupils make rapid progress, and the curriculum provides enriching experiences that contribute to their personal development.

Strengths

• Inclusive and welcoming environment for all pupils.
• High expectations for pupil behaviour and effort.
• Strong focus on reading and tailored support for those who need it.
• Effective leadership that has implemented significant curriculum improvements.
• Opportunities for pupils to take on leadership roles within the school.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum design is not yet precise in all subjects.
• Some subject leaders require further development in curriculum implementation oversight.
• Governors need to refine their monitoring of wider curriculum priorities.

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 Innsworth Junior School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.9% 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, 2.4% of pupils at Innsworth 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 Innsworth Junior School had 17.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.9% 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, 19.9% of pupils at Innsworth Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% 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 Innsworth Junior School received £6,940 and spent £6,969 for each of its 226 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £292,000 (£1,290 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 Innsworth Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Innsworth Junior School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Innsworth Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Innsworth Junior School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Innsworth Junior School have?

Innsworth Junior School has 226 pupils on roll.

What age range does Innsworth Junior School cover?

Innsworth Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 36% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Innsworth Junior School?

Innsworth Junior School is at Rookery Road, Innsworth, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL3 1AX.