Prestwood Junior School

Prestwood Junior School is providing the expected standard of education overall, with safeguarding standards met. Pupils generally achieve well by the end of key stage 2, with reading, writing and mathematics outcomes broadly matching national averages. The school has a broad and ambitious curriculum, effective inclusion for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, secure leadership and governance, and a strong personal development offer. Pupils are well behaved, feel safe and benefit from a caring, inclusive environment and wide enrichment opportunities. The main concern is attendance, which is below national averages and not consistently improving, including for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND. Too many pupils miss school regularly, which limits the benefit they get from the curriculum. Other areas for improvement are assessment in the wider curriculum, which is not yet consistently effective, sustaining improvements in writing and spelling, and ensuring misconceptions and gaps in subjects beyond English and mathematics are identified and addressed promptly. Leaders work closely with the Great Learners Trust, and governance provides appropriate support and challenge. Next steps focus on refining attendance strategies, embedding effective wider-curriculum assessment, and improving writing accuracy including spelling.

Strengths

• Broad and ambitious curriculum
• Pupils generally achieve well by the end of key stage 2
• Outcomes in reading, writing and mathematics broadly match national averages
• Strong inclusion with prompt identification of needs
• Tailored support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils
• Effective leadership and governance with trust support
• Coherent and effective personal development programme
• Established pastoral support, including the school's Hub provision
• Pupils behave maturely and respectfully
• Bullying is rare and addressed quickly
• Caring, inclusive and nurturing school environment
• Pupils feel safe, valued and supported
• Wide range of enrichment opportunities and leadership roles
• Effective focus on oracy and independence
• Safeguarding standards met

Areas for Improvement

• Attendance is below national averages and not consistently improving
• Attendance gaps persist for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND
• Too many pupils do not attend school regularly enough
• Assessment in the wider curriculum is not consistently effective in supporting progress
• Writing accuracy, including spelling, is not consistently secure
• Misconceptions and gaps in subjects other than English and mathematics are not always identified or addressed promptly
• Curriculum monitoring and improvement work is not yet fully embedded

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 Prestwood Junior School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.7% 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, 2.3% of pupils at Prestwood 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 Prestwood Junior School had 16.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 53.8% 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, 15.5% of pupils at Prestwood Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% 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 Prestwood Junior School received £7,457 and spent £7,867 for each of its 176 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £222,000 (£1,263 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 Great Missenden · Buckinghamshire local authority: places and applications

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

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

What is Prestwood Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Prestwood Junior School is Needs attention, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Prestwood Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Prestwood Junior School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Prestwood Junior School have?

Prestwood Junior School has 142 pupils on roll.

What age range does Prestwood Junior School cover?

Prestwood Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

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

Where is Prestwood Junior School?

Prestwood Junior School is at Clare Road, Prestwood, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 0NR.