Ofsted: Good emoji_events #111 in Warwickshire public Top 80% UK

Croft Junior School

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

personMr Denham Kite

location_onNuneaton, CV10 8ER

language Visit Website phone 2476387319

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

333

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Expected Standard

51%

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Age Range

7-11

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Croft Junior School is a Community school primary school in Nuneaton, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Croft Junior School is a community school in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 351 pupils on roll, of whom 30% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #111 of 161 primaries in Warwickshire and #10,492 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 31.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 59%

Reading63% LA 74%

Writing68% LA 70%

Maths67% LA 71%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading67% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing74% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths66% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading66% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths76% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA 0.0

-2.0 to 0.8

2.8

Write

LA 0.0

1.5 to 4.2

0.8

Maths

LA -0.7

-0.5 to 2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading70% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths72% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA -0.3

-3.4 to -0.8

-0.7

Write

LA -0.5

-1.9 to 0.5

-1.4

Maths

LA -0.9

-2.6 to -0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 65%

Reading59% LA 76%

Writing71% LA 77%

Maths64% LA 75%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.9

Read

LA -0.2

-5.2 to -2.6

-0.4

Write

LA -0.7

-1.6 to 0.8

-2.9

Maths

LA -0.8

-4.1 to -1.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 March 2025

Inspection Report

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28 January 2020

Inspection Report

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13 November 2018

Inspection Report

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11 September 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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17 June 2010

Inspection Report

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11 January 2007

Inspection Report

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07 October 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2020-01-28

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-11-13

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-09-11

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-06-17

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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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: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 351 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 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	351	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	354	4	1.1%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	353	2	0.6%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	349	1	0.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	342	1	0.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	341	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	333	1	0.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	318	2	0.6%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	312	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	315	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	314	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	316	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	309	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	308	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	309	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	309	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	311	0	0.0%	0.6%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	328	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	330	5	1.5%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	325	4	1.2%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	329	6	1.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	327	3	0.9%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	326	7	2.1%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	336	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	337	2	0.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	335	6	1.8%	0.5%	0

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

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 26 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 22 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 13 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils