Ofsted: Requires improvement emoji_events #240 in North Yorkshire public Top 95% UK

Wavell Community Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Gillian Crouch

location_onCatterick Garrison, DL9 3BJ

language Visit Website phone 1748832298

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2021

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Students

170

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Expected Standard

21%

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Age Range

7-11

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Wavell Community Junior School is a Community school primary school in Catterick Garrison, serving ages 7-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 95% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Wavell Community Junior School is a community school in Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 170 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 21% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #240 of 249 primaries in North Yorkshire and #14,791 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 40.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 45.9%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

21%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading51% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing35% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths35% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

26%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading51% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths35% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.2

Read

LA 0.0

-5.2 to -1.2

-1.0

Write

LA 0.0

-2.9 to 0.9

-5.7

Maths

LA -0.8

-7.6 to -3.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading69% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths79% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA -0.3

-3.9 to 0.1

-2.7

Write

LA -0.2

-4.6 to -0.9

-2.8

Maths

LA -1.0

-4.6 to -1.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 61%

Reading60% LA 75%

Writing64% LA 77%

Maths51% LA 71%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.6

Read

LA -0.4

-4.3 to -0.9

-0.8

Write

LA 0.0

-2.4 to 0.8

-3.6

Maths

LA -1.2

-5.1 to -2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 April 2024

Inspection Report

23 November 2022

Inspection Report

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28 September 2021

Inspection Report

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23 January 2018

Inspection Report

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04 June 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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01 March 2010

Inspection Report

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28 February 2007

Inspection Report

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28 January 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-09-28

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-01-23

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-06-04

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.7% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 0.986% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 146 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.7%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Spring term)	146	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	147	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	166	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	170	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	179	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	196	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	194	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	198	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	208	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	218	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	218	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	214	2	0.9%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	199	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	198	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	200	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Wavell Community Junior School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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