Cassiobury Junior School

Cassiobury Junior School has shown good overall performance in its recent inspection, reflecting a positive atmosphere where pupils feel safe, respected, and are committed to their learning. The school’s leadership, staff relationships, and the inclusive environment contribute significantly to the pupils’ outstanding personal development, preparing them well for the next stages in their education. Although the school retains high expectations for pupil achievement and behaviour, it has encountered challenges with the implementation of new curriculum changes in a small number of subjects, which require further support and evaluation to enhance learning outcomes.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit a strong sense of community and demonstrate kindness and compassion.
• The school has a well-developed curriculum that helps pupils build and retain knowledge.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• High expectations from staff lead to positive behaviour and attitudes among pupils.
• Outstanding personal development with valuable extracurricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Some curriculum changes have not been fully implemented, impacting learning in certain 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 Cassiobury Junior School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.9% 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, 0.3% of pupils at Cassiobury 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 Cassiobury Junior School had 23.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.0% 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, 13.4% of pupils at Cassiobury Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% 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 Cassiobury Junior School received £6,293 and spent £6,110 for each of its 359 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £95,000 (£263 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 Cassiobury Junior School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Cassiobury Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Cassiobury Junior School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Cassiobury Junior School have?

Cassiobury Junior School has 359 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cassiobury Junior School cover?

Cassiobury Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Cassiobury Junior School?

Cassiobury Junior School is at Bellmount Wood Avenue, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 3PD.