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Effectiveness of leadership and management Good
The quality of education Good
Behaviour and attitudes Good
Personal development Good
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Foundational Skills: Teachers use topics well in subjects like science to develop skills and boost enjoyment in learning.
Success of the Curriculum: Most pupils make strong progress and achieve well.
Foundational Skills: Highly ambitious reading programme ensures phonics knowledge and fluency. Strong in maths with deepening understanding.
Success of the Curriculum: Broad and ambitious; successful in providing diverse literature and secure mathematical procedures.
Areas Needing Improvement: Some pupils, particularly boys and in spelling, are not achieving high standards yet.
Areas Needing Improvement: Foundation subjects' assessment criteria need refining for better clarity.
Support for Falling Behind: Teachers provide additional training and lunchtime reading clubs to help pupils prevent from falling behind.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils help each other thrive and show exemplary commitment as ‘restorative stars’.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Pupils achieve highly with strong support and opportunities in reading and mathematics.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils are attentive in lessons, know rules well, and generally display good behavior.
Performance in Maths & Reading: School assessments show strong progress and achievement, but some higher ability pupils are not yet achieving high standards.
Support for Falling Behind: Additional support provided; strategies need precision for timely knowledge gap identification.
Support for SEND Pupils: Teachers intensify the way they identify and support the breadth of pupils’ needs on entry to the school.
Support for SEND Pupils: Curriculum adapted suitably with pre-lesson material teaching to aid recall.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Staff respond promptly to bullying concerns and resolve problems effectively.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Strong culture of safeguarding; staff are well-trained and diligent in keeping pupils safe.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Bullying is rare; restorative practices in place along with a strong pastoral team.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Effective safeguarding arrangements and proactive attendance management.
Parent Feedback: Parents describe the school as ‘a warm and welcoming place where my son has always been happy and thrived’.
Parental Involvement: Teachers work supportively with parents to enlist their help in encouraging pupils to read more frequently at home.
Parent Feedback: Positive feedback with opportunities to celebrate and engage in learning activities.
Parental Involvement: Wide range of support activities like cooking classes and reading events.
Teacher Engagement: All staff are proud to work in a school where leaders encourage and support them fully.
Impact on Student Progress: Teachers’ more precise checks of pupils’ skills lead to earlier and more effective development of foundational skills.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Teachers routinely use interesting texts and provide motivating books to extend pupils’ knowledge, skills and understanding.
Teacher Engagement: Staff feel well supported; professional development highly valued.
Teaching Staff Challenges: Some pupils still spell common words incorrectly, reducing the impact of their writing.
Impact on Student Progress: Good teaching with some areas needing strategies refinement for learning checks.
Extracurricular Activities: Active participant in sports like cricket, football; promotes sports leadership.
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Harewood Junior School is a Primary, Co-Ed school located in Gloucestershire, South West.

It has 356 students from age 7-11 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 21 : 1.

At this school, 76% of pupils achieved higher standard in reading, writing & maths at key stage 2.

This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.

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Ofset report Good Good Good
Age range 7-11 3-11 2-11
Gender Co-Ed Co-Ed Co-Ed
Student teacher ratio 21.1 - 20.7
Proficient Math 107 111 105
Proficient Read 106 107 105
Grade 5 or above GCSE - - -
Grade 5 or above A Level - - -
Day Fees - - -
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Primary Exam Result

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 107 95 97
Reading 106 97 98

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 76% 55.38% 55.92%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 16% 6.83% 7.4%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading -0.2 Average
Writing 1.6 Above Average
Maths 1.6 Above Average

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 108 1 95 96
Reading 107 95 95

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 86% 5 60.49% 60.39%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 14% 1 10.6% 9.69%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading -0.5 Below Average
Writing -0.1 Average
Maths -0.2 Average

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 107 93 94
Reading 107 1 95 95

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 81% 58.69% 59.48%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 13% 9.7% 9.14%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading -0.9 Below Average
Writing -0.4 Below Average
Maths 0 -

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 107 92 93
Reading 108 93 93

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 81% 56.33% 56.27%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 13% 9.26% 8.17%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading 0.4 Average
Writing -1.5 Below Average
Maths 0.4 Average
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Holidays 2024/25

Holidays Date
Autumn Half Term Holidays 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024
Winter Holidays 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025
Spring Half Term Holidays 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025
Spring Holidays 14th Apr 2025 - 25th Apr 2025
Summer Half Term Holidays 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025
Summer Holidays 22nd Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025

Terms Dates 2024/25

Terms Dates
Autumn Term 2nd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024
Autumn Term-2 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024
Spring Term 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025
Spring Term-2 22nd Feb 2025 - 13th Apr 2025
Summer Term 26th Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025
Summer Term-2 31st May 2025 - 21st Jul 2025
Students Teachers
21 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Harewood Junior School
Local authority ratio 17 : 1

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