Carrington Junior School

About Carrington Junior School

Of the 54 families who responded to the most recent Parent View survey, 85% said they would recommend Carrington Junior School to other parents. That’s a strong signal, and it’s backed up by the detail: 92% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and 89% felt their child is safe. The school is a state primary for ages 7 to 11 in Buckinghamshire, with 233 pupils on roll against a capacity of 248, so it’s running close to full but not oversubscribed to the point of being impossible to get into. Headteacher Emma Cameron leads a school where 32.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is notably above the national average and suggests a genuinely mixed intake. Parents also reported strong satisfaction with communication: 93% agreed the school makes them aware of what their child will learn, and 80% felt concerns are dealt with properly. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024 rated it Good across all four graded areas, a clear improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2022.

Academically, Carrington Junior School sits in the middle of the pack. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is just a whisker below the Buckinghamshire local authority average of 64%. The school ranks 77th out of 137 primary schools in the county on that measure, putting it in the 56th percentile nationally. Individual subject scores are solid: 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, 78% in maths, and 68% in writing. At the higher standard, 27% achieved it in reading, 22% in maths, and just 5% across all three subjects. Average scaled scores were 105 in reading and 104 in maths, both a touch above the national benchmark of 100. The school doesn’t publish progress scores, so it’s hard to say how much value it adds, but the raw attainment is respectable for a school with a high proportion of pupils on free school meals. Its nearest outstanding-rated school is Chepping View Primary Academy, 4.5 km away.

The school offers a decent range of facilities for a junior school, including a library, ICT suite, playing fields and an outdoor playground. There’s also a Forest School, which is a nice bonus for outdoor learning. Sports provision covers cross country, football, netball and dance, while clubs include chess, choir, art, film, drama and coding. For families with children who have additional needs, the school has a SEN unit and lists provisions for specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health, speech and language needs, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. In the Parent View survey, 82% of respondents agreed that SEND children get the support they need. The school is not oversubscribed in a way that would cause anxiety for most applicants, and its improving Ofsted trajectory from Requires Improvement to Good in two years suggests a school on an upward path. It would suit families looking for a well-regarded local primary with strong parent satisfaction and a genuinely inclusive intake, particularly those in the Buckinghamshire area who want a school that communicates well and offers a broad range of activities.

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