Croft Junior School

Croft Junior School is performing well overall, with a rating of good across all key areas including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. The school fosters a welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and valued. There is strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and a variety of opportunities for personal and social development are provided. The leadership team is dedicated and knowledgeable, focusing on the well-being and readiness for learning among students, which has led to positive outcomes. However, there are areas requiring attention. Although the curriculum is strong and well-structured, some inconsistencies in the application of the reading policy noted, particularly for younger and low-attaining pupils, could hinder progress. Additionally, there are gaps in subject knowledge among some teachers and a need for improved questioning techniques to enhance pupil understanding. Overall, the school showcases many strengths but must address these weaknesses to maximize student achievement.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy learning and feel safe in a supportive environment.
• Strong leadership with high aspirations for all pupils.
• Excellent support for SEND pupils and well-resourced inclusive classrooms.
• Effective and engaging curriculum that builds knowledge over time.
• Strong performance and interest in computing among pupils.
• Daily reading initiatives encourage a love of reading.
• Robust safeguarding measures and trained staff ensure pupil safety.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent application of the school's reading policy.
• Some teachers have gaps in subject knowledge.
• Ineffective questioning techniques hinder pupil understanding.

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 Croft Junior School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.5% 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, 1.4% of pupils at Croft 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 Croft Junior School had 31.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 35.0% 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, 20.7% of pupils at Croft 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 Croft Junior School received £6,694 and spent £6,663 for each of its 353 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £327,000 (£925 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 Croft Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Croft Junior School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Croft Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Croft Junior School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Croft Junior School have?

Croft Junior School has 353 pupils on roll.

What age range does Croft Junior School cover?

Croft Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 51% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Croft Junior School?

Croft Junior School is at Northumberland Avenue, Stockingford, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 8ER.