Field Court Junior School

Field Court Junior School is a junior academy in Quedgeley, Gloucester, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It is a single academy trust school and was previously judged outstanding, so this was its first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic and since it became exempt from routine inspection. Under current arrangements, no overall effectiveness grade is awarded. Inspectors found a school with high ambition, a strong inclusive culture and pupils who enjoy attending and are proud of their school. Behaviour and personal development are particular strengths. Pupils are respectful, self-confident and mature, with calm and purposeful lessons and no disruption. The school provides wide personal development opportunities, including pupil leadership roles, charity work and managing the school emporium. The curriculum is well sequenced, teaching is strong, reading is a priority, safeguarding is effective, attendance is improving, and parents and staff are positive about the school. The main improvement point is that recent changes to curriculum implementation in some subjects are not yet fully embedded. In wider curriculum subjects and science, some pupils struggle to recall prior learning, and adaptive teaching and SEND adaptations are still developing. As a result, some pupils, including some with SEND, do not consistently secure the essential knowledge and skills they need for later work, such as in writing. Leaders should embed these changes so all pupils know and remember more over time.

Strengths

• Pupils are proud of their school and thoroughly enjoy attending.
• Pupils' behaviour is impeccable, with high levels of respect and maturity.
• The school has high ambition for all pupils and a clear vision for their future learning.
• School values are woven throughout the school and pupils consistently strive to embody them.
• The curriculum is well sequenced and sets out the essential knowledge pupils should learn.
• Teaching is strong, with clear explanations and carefully chosen activities.
• Reading is a priority, with effective support for pupils who fall behind and high-quality texts.
• The school has an inclusive culture and identifies pupils with SEND swiftly.
• Pupils have positive attitudes to learning and lessons are calm and purposeful.
• Personal development is a strength, preparing pupils well to be responsible and active citizens.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
• Parents are supportive and staff are proud to work at the school.

Areas for Improvement

• Recent changes to curriculum implementation in some subjects are not yet embedded.
• Some pupils struggle to recall prior learning in wider curriculum subjects and science.
• Adaptive teaching and SEND adaptations across the curriculum are still developing.
• Some pupils with SEND do not secure skills needed for later work, such as writing.
• There is variability in how well pupils remember essential knowledge over time.

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 Field Court Junior School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.5% 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, 1.1% of pupils at Field Court 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 Field Court Junior School had 23.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.2% 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, 16.1% of pupils at Field Court Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.1% 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 2024–25 Field Court Junior School received £6,334 and spent £5,944 for each of its 356 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £148,000 (£416 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Field Court Junior School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Field Court Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Field Court Junior School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Field Court Junior School have?

Field Court Junior School has 353 pupils on roll.

What age range does Field Court Junior School cover?

Field Court Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Field Court Junior School?

Field Court Junior School is at Courtfield Road, Quedgeley, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 4UF.