Chetwynd Junior School

Chetwynd Junior School demonstrates strong performance overall, with pupils achieving well in national tests at the end of key stage 2, often meeting or exceeding national averages in key subjects such as reading, writing, and mathematics. The school's commitment to supporting disadvantaged pupils is evident, as they perform comparably well to their peers nationally. Additionally, a positive school culture, characterized by high attendance rates and cooperative behavior among pupils, contributes to an environment where students feel safe and valued. However, some areas require improvement, particularly in the modern foreign languages curriculum, which lacks opportunities for students to build knowledge and skills effectively over time. Additionally, there is a need for more consistent use of questioning in teaching to ensure that gaps in pupils' understanding are addressed swiftly. Leaders are encouraged to leverage the detailed data they collect to drive improvements across all areas of the school's work.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well overall in national tests.
• Strong support for disadvantaged pupils, resulting in high achievement.
• Effective teaching of reading with successful phonics support.
• Positive school culture with above-average attendance and low persistent absence.
• Leaders ensure access to a broad and ambitious curriculum.
• Collaborative approach to inclusion benefiting all pupils.
• Clear vision from leaders focused on pupils' best interests.

Areas for Improvement

• Insufficient opportunities in modern foreign languages curriculum.
• Inconsistent questioning in teaching to check pupils' understanding.
• Insufficient strategic use of analysis of pupil data for improvements.

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 Chetwynd Junior School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.5% 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 Chetwynd 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 Chetwynd Junior School had 22.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.5% 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, 15.2% of pupils at Chetwynd Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% 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 Chetwynd Junior School received £6,304 and spent £6,286 for each of its 369 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £147,000 (£399 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 Chetwynd Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chetwynd Junior School is Expected standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Chetwynd Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Chetwynd Junior School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Chetwynd Junior School have?

Chetwynd Junior School has 369 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chetwynd Junior School cover?

Chetwynd Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Chetwynd Junior School?

Chetwynd Junior School is at Gipsy Lane, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 4SE.