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Croft Junior School

URN
125605
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Croft Junior School
URN
125605
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
7-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

50 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

29

Inspection

75

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

65

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#151 of 154 schools in Warwickshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework

A more recent ungraded monitoring visit was published on 15 May 2025: Some aspects not as strong. The outcomes below are from the latest full graded inspection.

Full inspection published
26 February 2020
Inspection date
28 January 2020
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 26 February 2020

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 26 February 2020

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Warwickshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Warwickshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.croftjuniorschool.co.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Warwickshire to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

63.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

68.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

67.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

51.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

CV10 8ER - Northumberland Avenue, Stockingford, Nuneaton, Warwickshire

Contact details

Address
Northumberland Avenue, Stockingford, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Postcode
CV10 8ER
Phone
2476387319
Website
www.croftjuniorschool.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Warwickshire
Local authority code
937

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 601 schools in Warwickshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

601

Open schools

286

Closed schools

314

Primary schools

373

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 26 February 2020

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 26 February 2020

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 26 February 2020

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    15 May 202526 March 2025-Some aspects not as strongView report for inspection published 15 May 2025
    26 February 202028 January 2020S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 26 February 2020
    • Some aspects not as strong

      Published
      15 May 2025
      Inspected
      26 March 2025
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report
    • Good

      Published
      26 February 2020
      Inspected
      28 January 2020
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    80

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary373 (63.0%)
    • Secondary80 (13.5%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other139 (23.5%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Glendale Infant School655 mPrimaryOpen
    Queen's CofE Junior School772 mPrimaryClosed
    Queen's Church of England Academy772 mPrimaryOpen
    St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College805 mSecondaryOpen
    St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College805 mSecondaryClosed
    Stockingford Maintained Nursery School832 mNurseryOpen
    Discovery Academy837 mNot applicableOpen
    Values Academy860 mNot applicableClosed
    Manor Park Community School and Specialist Arts College860 mSecondaryClosed
    Nuneaton Academy866 mSecondaryOpen
    • Glendale Infant School
      Distance
      655 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Queen's CofE Junior School
      Distance
      772 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Queen's Church of England Academy
      Distance
      772 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
      Distance
      805 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Warwickshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey CofE Infant SchoolPrimaryCV11 5ELOpen
    Abbots Farm Infant SchoolPrimaryCV21 4APOpen
    Abbots Farm Junior SchoolPrimaryCV21 4APOpen
    Acorns Primary SchoolPrimaryCV36 5LAOpen
    Acorns Primary SchoolPrimaryCV36 5LAClosed
    • Abbey CofE Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CV11 5EL
      Status
      Open
    • Abbots Farm Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CV21 4AP
      Status
      Open
    • Abbots Farm Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CV21 4AP
      Status
      Open
    • Acorns Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CV36 5LA
      Status
      Open
    • Acorns Primary School
    St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
    Distance
    805 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Stockingford Maintained Nursery School
    Distance
    832 m
    Phase
    Nursery
    Status
    Open
  • Discovery Academy
    Distance
    837 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Values Academy
    Distance
    860 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Manor Park Community School and Specialist Arts College
    Distance
    860 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Nuneaton Academy
    Distance
    866 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    CV36 5LA
    Status
    Closed