Grange Junior School

Grange Junior School has been assessed as performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' grading in all areas. During its first inspection, it was noted that pupils enjoy a supportive and structured environment where they can thrive. High expectations from staff lead to a positive school culture, evidenced by excellent pupil attendance and respectful behavior. The curriculum is well-planned, particularly in the arts and reading, contributing to pupils' overall development and personal growth. However, some areas of the curriculum require further improvement to ensure teaching is consistently effective across all subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate high attendance and a positive attitude towards school.
• The school provides strong pastoral support to its pupils.
• Leaders maintain an ambitious vision for and understanding of the school's performance.
• There is a strong emphasis on reading, with well-supported phonics sessions for pupils.
• Pupils engage in leadership roles that enhance their skills and school community involvement.

Areas for Improvement

• Staff lack secure subject knowledge in some newer curriculum areas, impacting effective teaching.
• Individual targets for some pupils with SEND do not provide clear guidance for progress.

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 Grange Junior School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.5% 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, 2.5% of pupils at Grange 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 Grange Junior School had 25.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 40.7% 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, 12.7% of pupils at Grange Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.7% 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 Grange Junior School received £5,746 and spent £5,461 for each of its 323 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £201,000 (£622 per pupil).

Across all 30 schools of The White Horse Federation, income was £7,712 and spending £7,474 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 Swindon · Swindon local authority: places and applications

Grange Junior School is part of The White Horse Federation, which runs 30 schools. The nearest others:

• Grange Infants' School Swindon
• Nyland School Swindon
• Mountford Manor Primary School Swindon
• Gorse Hill Primary School Swindon
• St Luke's Academy Swindon
• Drove Primary School Swindon
• Rodbourne Cheney Primary School Swindon
• Moredon Primary School Swindon
• The Croft Primary School Swindon
• Haydon Wick Primary School Swindon

What is Grange Junior School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Grange Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Grange Junior School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Grange Junior School have?

Grange Junior School has 291 pupils on roll.

What age range does Grange Junior School cover?

Grange Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Grange Junior School?

Grange Junior School is at Grange Drive, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 4JY.