Bedgrove Junior School

Bedgrove Junior School has received its first inspection since converting to an academy and it has performed well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in key areas. The school fosters a vibrant and inclusive community where pupils exhibit kindness and strong social skills. The leadership has high ambitions for academic success, which is reflected in a broad and ambitious curriculum that supports effective teaching and learning. Positive relationships between staff and pupils contribute to a safe and supportive environment, enabling pupils to thrive both academically and personally.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit outstanding behaviour and attitudes towards learning.
• The school has a strong and inclusive community atmosphere.
• Leaders have established a logical and ambitious curriculum.
• Pupils receive effective support in reading, developing into confident readers.
• Pupils engage in exceptional character development opportunities.
• The school prioritises safeguarding effectively.

Areas for Improvement

• In a small number of foundation subjects, pupils do not retain intended knowledge.

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 Bedgrove Junior School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.6% 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, 1.9% of pupils at Bedgrove 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 Bedgrove Junior School had 22.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.6% 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, 14.6% of pupils at Bedgrove Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% 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 Bedgrove Junior School received £5,892 and spent £5,927 for each of its 483 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £382,000 (£791 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Great Learners Trust, income was £6,935 and spending £6,916 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 Aylesbury · Buckinghamshire local authority: places and applications

Bedgrove Junior School is part of Great Learners Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Elmhurst School Aylesbury
• Bearbrook Combined School Aylesbury
• Great Kimble Church of England School Aylesbury
• Princes Risborough Primary School Princes Risborough
• Prestwood Infant School Great Missenden
• Prestwood Junior School Great Missenden
• Great Missenden CofE Combined School Great Missenden
• West Wycombe School High Wycombe
• Manor Farm Junior School High Wycombe
• Wooburn Green Primary School High Wycombe

What is Bedgrove Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bedgrove Junior School is Good, from an inspection in August 2023.

When was Bedgrove Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bedgrove Junior School was last inspected in August 2023.

How many pupils does Bedgrove Junior School have?

Bedgrove Junior School has 479 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bedgrove Junior School cover?

Bedgrove Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bedgrove Junior School?

Bedgrove Junior School is at Ingram Avenue, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 9DN.