Woolton Hill Junior School

Woolton Hill Junior School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school following its recent inspection. The pupils report pride in their school and engage actively in various sports and enrichment activities. High expectations from staff are evident, fostering a supportive environment where students feel safe and valued. Despite strengths in areas such as behavior and emotional management, issues have been identified in some foundation subjects where teachers' subject knowledge can be inconsistent, particularly affecting pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The leaders are committed to addressing these gaps through ongoing training and support for teachers.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a wide range of extracurricular activities.
• Strong relationships foster a safe and supportive environment.
• High expectations from staff contribute to positive pupil behavior.
• Effective phonics program supports reading development.
• Inclusive practices in place for pupils with SEND.
• Strong leadership and governance support school improvement.
• Well-structured curriculum designed to promote key knowledge and skills.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent subject knowledge among teachers in some foundation subjects.
• Teachers need more training to support pupils with SEND effectively in all subjects.

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 Woolton Hill Junior School attended 96.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.7% 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 Woolton Hill 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 Woolton Hill Junior School had 21.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.0% 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, 16.3% of pupils at Woolton Hill Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.2% 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 Woolton Hill Junior School received £7,059 and spent £7,088 for each of its 129 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £77,000 (£600 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 Woolton Hill Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Woolton Hill Junior School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Woolton Hill Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Woolton Hill Junior School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Woolton Hill Junior School have?

Woolton Hill Junior School has 129 pupils on roll.

What age range does Woolton Hill Junior School cover?

Woolton Hill Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Woolton Hill Junior School?

Woolton Hill Junior School is at Woolton Hill, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 9XE.