Chetwynd Junior School

About Chetwynd Junior School

Chetwynd Junior School, a state primary for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Nuneaton and Bedworth, posts academic outcomes that sit comfortably above the Warwickshire local authority average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 68% of its pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a county average of 62%. That six-percentage-point gap is a solid, if not spectacular, outperformance — the school is not in the top tier locally, but it is clearly doing better than many of its peers. Its ranking within the Nuneaton and Bedworth borough is 7th out of 25 schools, placing it in the 28th percentile, and nationally it sits in the 37th percentile. The school’s overall Ofsted rating is Good, a notable improvement from its previous inspection in 2018, when it was judged to Require Improvement across both leadership and overall effectiveness.

Digging deeper into the 2023/24 results, the school’s strengths are unevenly spread. In reading, 84% of pupils met the expected standard and 35% achieved the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 107. Maths was similarly strong on the expected measure, with 87% hitting the target, though the higher-standard figure dropped to 29% and the average score was 105. Writing lagged behind: only 78% reached the expected level and just 10% secured the higher standard. The proportion of pupils achieving the higher standard across all three subjects was 8%. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in September 2021, awarded Good marks across the board — for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. The report noted that the school had turned around from its Requires Improvement rating, and the current headteacher, Stephanie Lawes, has been in post through that period of improvement.

Chetwynd is a slightly oversubscribed school, with 368 pupils on roll against a capacity of 360. It serves a community where 18.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure that gives some context to its solid academic performance. The school offers a broad range of facilities, including an ICT suite, sports hall, music rooms, library, sensory room and even a chapel. Sports on offer include football, cricket, netball and athletics, while clubs range from chess and coding to gardening and film club. Its SEND provision is notably comprehensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. For families seeking a primary that has demonstrably improved its standards and now delivers above-average outcomes in a mixed, inclusive setting, Chetwynd Junior School is a strong local option.

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