SCHOOL PROFILE

Connaught Junior School

Primary Academy converter URN 140256
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 480 Published school capacity
Capacity used 97.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

24 May 2023
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

9 March 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published 23 May 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Surrey
Trust THE ALLIANCE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 470 470 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 197 41.9% of pupils
Male pupils 273 58.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

15.7%
9.1 pts below England
School 15.7%
Surrey Heath 13.3%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

10.9%
9.4 pts below England
School 10.9%
Surrey Heath 15.1%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.0%
2.0 pts above England
School 3.0%
Surrey Heath 1.7%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
75.5%
355
Any other Mixed background
6.0%
28
Any other White background
5.5%
26
Any other Asian background
2.3%
11
Indian
2.1%
10
Gypsy / Roma
1.9%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 20.0% 94 of 470 pupils
0.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.0%
Surrey Heath 19.1%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.4% 63 pupils
England 14.8% 1.4 pts below
EHC plans 6.6% 31 pupils
England 6.0% 0.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 33
Autistic spectrum disorder 22
Speech, language & communication 15
No specialist assessment yet 11
Specific learning difficulty 6
Moderate learning difficulty 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

56.0% 4.4 pts below England
School 56.0%
Surrey Heath 54.3%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

74.0%

0.2 pts above England

School 74.0%
Surrey Heath 70.9%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

60.0%

10.3 pts below England

School 60.0%
Surrey Heath 63.4%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
Surrey Heath 66.3%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.15%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.07 pts lower than England
School 5.15%
Surrey Heath 7.09%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.42%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.40 pts lower than England
School 11.42%
Surrey Heath 15.70%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.69%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.11 pts lower than England
School 1.69%
Surrey Heath 2.91%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

97.9% 9.7 pts above England
Connaught Junior School
97.9%
Surrey Heath
91.9%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information