Colebrook Junior School

Colebrook Junior School has been effective in maintaining the standards from its previous inspection, demonstrating a supportive and inclusive environment where pupils are happy and feel safe. The school emphasizes strong relationships between staff and students, which fosters a calm and productive learning atmosphere. Although the school has made improvements to its curriculum, there are still areas that require refinement to ensure all pupils are meeting their learning potential, especially in specific subjects where knowledge expectations need clearer identification.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and supported by warm relationships with staff.
• The school promotes high academic aspirations for its pupils.
• Effective provision and support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• A well-structured curriculum in most subjects, particularly in English and mathematics.
• Pupils engage in extra-curricular activities, enhancing their wider interests.

Areas for Improvement

• Some curriculum subjects lack precise identification of expected learning outcomes, leading to gaps in knowledge.
• Assessment processes in a few subjects are still being developed, providing unclear insights into pupil learning.

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 Colebrook Junior School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.0% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Colebrook 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 Colebrook Junior School had 19.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 26.7% 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, 22.6% of pupils at Colebrook Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% 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 Colebrook Junior School received £6,418 and spent £5,929 for each of its 199 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £672,000 (£3,379 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 Colebrook Junior School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Colebrook Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Colebrook Junior School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Colebrook Junior School have?

Colebrook Junior School has 199 pupils on roll.

What age range does Colebrook Junior School cover?

Colebrook Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 44% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Colebrook Junior School?

Colebrook Junior School is at Towcester Road, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 4AS.