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Carrington Junior School

Primary · High Wycombe · HP10 9AA

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 1 October 2024

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At a glance

231 pupils · 93% of 248 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
32.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
9.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
21.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
8.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.carringtonjs.co.uk
URN
110274

In figures

At its inspection on 1 October 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

60 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
67%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
5%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school67%
Median of its 12 closest peers63%
Buckinghamshire average66.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary SchoolGrantham · 91 miles awayGood68%
St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary SchoolFarnham Royal · 6 miles awayGood21%
Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolChester le Street · 228 miles awayNeeds attention66%
The Holme Church of England Primary SchoolHeadley · 34 miles awayGood43%
Fordingbridge Junior SchoolFordingbridge · 65 miles awayGood62%
Sherwood Park Primary SchoolSidcup · 37 miles awayGood64%
Sawtry Junior AcademyHuntingdon · 60 miles awayGood50%
Wootey Junior SchoolAlton · 32 miles awayExpected standard67%
Chilmington Green Primary SchoolAshford · 74 miles awayGood46%
Holtspur School & Pre-SchoolBeaconsfield · 2 miles awayGood70%
St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyBurnley · 165 miles awayGood69%
The North Hykeham All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln · 109 miles awayGood52%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: SEN unit.

SEN unit
8 of 8 places taken full, or over capacity

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 70% (Buckinghamshire 56%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 7% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 4% (Buckinghamshire 10%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 4% (Buckinghamshire 7%, England 4%) · Any other White background 3% (Buckinghamshire 6%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 3%) · White Traveller of Irish heritage 1% (Buckinghamshire 0%, England 0%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.15 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Buckinghamshire: 2.72 suspensions and 0.02 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

84% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 16% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

8.58% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

61.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.6 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £53,478; 16.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,877
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 74% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 15% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 9% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £79,658; in-year balance -£56,635

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher39.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications12.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work46.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways8.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health55.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier86.8%62.3%
Social housing1.2%17.1%
Privately rented11.9%20.5%
Detached houses53.2%22.9%
Flats10.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms40.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van9.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01017868 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£555,000182 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£425,000–£725,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (80)£725,500
Semi-detached (55)£520,000
Terraced (27)£428,500
Flat (20)£256,500

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
7an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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