Connaught Junior School

Connaught Junior School has been rated as outstanding in all areas during its recent inspection. Pupils display a high level of enthusiasm and pride in their school, supported by a strong culture of kindness and respect fostered by both staff and leaders. The ambitious curriculum, combined with excellent teaching and support for all pupils, including those with special educational needs, has enabled students to achieve exceptional results and develop a love of learning, especially in reading. Parental feedback is overwhelmingly positive, highlighting the nurturing environment provided by the school.

Strengths

• Pupils are highly positive and proud to attend the school.
• The school has a strong culture of kindness and respect.
• Exceptional behaviour contributes to a focused learning environment.
• Leaders have high expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• A coherent and ambitious curriculum is effectively implemented.
• Staff demonstrate excellent subject knowledge and teaching skills.
• Pupils develop a love of reading and strong vocabulary.
• Pupil leadership opportunities foster a sense of responsibility and community service.
• Safeguarding procedures are robust and effective.

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 Connaught Junior School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.4% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Connaught 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 Connaught Junior School had 24.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 27.1% 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, 13.4% of pupils at Connaught Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.6% 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 Connaught Junior School received £5,415 and spent £5,745 for each of its 470 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £40,000 (£85 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of The Alliance Multi-Academy Trust, income was £6,223 and spending £6,416 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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Connaught Junior School is part of The Alliance Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Windlesham Village Infant School Windlesham
• Crawley Ridge Infant School Camberley
• Crawley Ridge Junior School Camberley
• Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Woking
• St Martin's CofE Primary School Dorking
• Powell Corderoy Primary School Dorking

What is Connaught Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Connaught Junior School is Outstanding, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Connaught Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Connaught Junior School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Connaught Junior School have?

Connaught Junior School has 470 pupils on roll.

What age range does Connaught Junior School cover?

Connaught Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Connaught Junior School?

Connaught Junior School is at Manor Way, Bagshot, Surrey, GU19 5JY.