SCHOOL PROFILE

Cam Woodfield Junior School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 145729
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 80.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

24 May 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Gloucestershire
Trust LIFT SCHOOLS
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 192 192 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 83 43.2% of pupils
Male pupils 109 56.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

30.2%
5.4 pts above England
School 30.2%
Stroud 14.7%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.3%
13.0 pts below England
School 7.3%
Stroud 5.1%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Stroud 0.6%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
88.5%
170
Any other White background
2.6%
5
Indian
2.1%
4
Any other Asian background
1.6%
3
Any other Mixed background
1.6%
3
African
1.0%
2
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 29.7% 57 of 192 pupils
8.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.7%
Stroud 21.9%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 24.0% 46 pupils
England 14.8% 9.2 pts above
EHC plans 5.7% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 0.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 24
Moderate learning difficulty 17
Speech, language & communication 10
Specific learning difficulty 3
Physical disability 2
Other difficulty or disability 1

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

45.0% 15.4 pts below England
School 45.0%
Stroud 63.0%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

57.0%

16.8 pts below England

School 57.0%
Stroud 79.9%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

67.0%

3.3 pts below England

School 67.0%
Stroud 74.8%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

52.0%

20.0 pts below England

School 52.0%
Stroud 74.8%
South West 70.5%
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

7.10%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.88 pts higher than England
School 7.10%
Stroud 6.17%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.98%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.17 pts higher than England
School 16.98%
Stroud 14.93%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.36%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.55 pts higher than England
School 2.36%
Stroud 1.69%
South West 1.90%
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

80.0% 8.2 pts below England
Cam Woodfield Junior School
80.0%
Stroud
88.7%
South West
84.2%
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