Race Leys Junior School

Race Leys Junior School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. The leadership under Sue-Ellen Lamb and Carrie Clare ensures a strong vision focused on raising aspirations for all pupils. The educational environment fosters motivation and engagement, leading to positive outcomes for the majority of students. The school is particularly noted for its impressive extracurricular opportunities and supportive community, which contribute to students' development as lifelong learners. However, there are areas requiring attention, particularly regarding behavior management and attendance.

Strengths

• Pupils benefit from the inspiring 'Griffin Promise' that encourages lifelong learning.
• The school excels at fostering positive relationships between staff and pupils.
• Most pupils show positive attitudes towards learning and engagement.
• The curriculum adaptations build progressively on previous knowledge effectively.
• SEND pupils receive increasing support to access the curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not behave as expected during lessons, leading to disruptions.
• Attendance strategies are insufficient, resulting in significant absenteeism.
• Not all pupils have consistent opportunities to deepen their understanding in mathematics.

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 Race Leys Junior School attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.8% 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, 7.6% of pupils at Race Leys 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 Race Leys Junior School had 21.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.3% 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, 34.1% of pupils at Race Leys Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.4% 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 Race Leys Junior School received £5,736 and spent £7,634 for each of its 238 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £135,000 (£568 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of The Griffin Schools Trust, income was £7,909 and spending £8,064 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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All schools in Bedworth · Warwickshire local authority: places and applications

Race Leys Junior School is part of The Griffin Schools Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Nicholas Chamberlaine School Bedworth
• Exhall Junior School Warwickshire
• Park Lane Primary School Nuneaton
• Chivenor Primary School Birmingham
• Bramford Primary School Bilston
• Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School Worcester
• Lammas School London
• Willow Brook Primary School Academy London
• Riverley Primary School London
• Saxon Way Primary School Gillingham

What is Race Leys Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Race Leys Junior School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Race Leys Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Race Leys Junior School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Race Leys Junior School have?

Race Leys Junior School has 217 pupils on roll.

What age range does Race Leys Junior School cover?

Race Leys Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Race Leys Junior School?

Race Leys Junior School is at Barton Road, Bedworth, Warwickshire, CV12 8HG.