Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School

Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School is performing well, with an overall effectiveness rating of 'Good'. The school has established a positive environment where pupils feel happy and safe, and have robust relationships with peers and staff. The curriculum is designed to foster both academic and personal development, promoting skills like resilience and teamwork among students. Parents express confidence in the school's ability to care for their children and appreciate the support provided by the staff. Notably, the school has actively improved its approach to reading and personal development, despite past challenges with published outcomes in reading. This was also the school's first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic, and the inspection considered this context in its evaluations.

Strengths

• Pupils have warm relationships with each other and staff.
• Leaders celebrate personal successes through various awards.
• The curriculum is well sequenced and promotes a wide range of skills.
• Pupils enjoy a variety of clubs and activities.
• Staff are considerate of their workload and prioritize well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Support for pupils with SEND is not always targeted effectively.
• Some pupils struggle with subject-specific vocabulary.

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 Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.0% 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, 3.2% of pupils at Churchdown Parton Manor 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 Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School had 25.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.4% 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, 34.9% of pupils at Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.7% 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 Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School received £7,615 and spent £7,397 for each of its 419 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £105,000 (-£250 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). This school files a single return with the other schools in its federation, so the figures are for the whole federation.

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What is Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School have?

Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School has 229 pupils on roll.

What age range does Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School cover?

Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School?

Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School is at Craven Drive, Churchdown, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL3 2DR.