Field End Junior School

Field End Junior School is performing well overall, having transitioned into an academy in 2021. The school has made significant strides since its previous classification as Requires Improvement, providing a supportive environment where pupils feel safe and engaged. The curriculum is ambitious and effectively sequenced, promoting a love for reading and encouraging extra-curricular participation. The dedication of staff and leadership is evident in the school’s positive culture and relationships with families, contributing to a vibrant community atmosphere. Despite its strengths, the school faces challenges in consistently assessing pupil understanding before introducing new content. While there are effective supports in place for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), the school has identified the need to improve in routinely checking for comprehension and addressing knowledge gaps. Addressing these areas will be crucial for ensuring that all pupils are well-prepared for future learning opportunities.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and supported in a welcoming environment.
• The school maintains high expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• The curriculum is ambitious and carefully sequenced.
• Teachers have strong subject expertise and provide high-quality work.
• Pupils develop a love for reading through a prioritised reading curriculum.
• A strong personal, social, health, and economic education curriculum is in place.
• Positive relationships with parents foster a strong sense of community.

Areas for Improvement

• Teaching does not routinely check for pupil understanding before moving on.
• Assessment practices do not effectively identify gaps in 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 Field End Junior School attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.5% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Field End 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 End Junior School had 18.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.3% 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, 19.7% of pupils at Field End Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.5% 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 End Junior School received £8,067 and spent £8,336 for each of its 277 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £45,000 (£161 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Vanguard Learning Trust, income was £7,692 and spending £7,565 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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Field End Junior School is part of Vanguard Learning Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Ruislip High School Ruislip
• Ryefield Primary School Uxbridge
• Oak Farm Primary School Uxbridge
• Vyners School Uxbridge
• Hermitage Primary School Uxbridge

What is Field End Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Field End Junior School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Field End Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Field End Junior School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Field End Junior School have?

Field End Junior School has 254 pupils on roll.

What age range does Field End Junior School cover?

Field End Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Field End Junior School?

Field End Junior School is at Field End Junior School, Field End Road, RUISLIP, HA4 9PQ.