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Turnfurlong Junior School

Primary · Aylesbury · HP21 7PL

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Outstanding

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 27 June 2023

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At a glance

415 pupils · 115% of 360 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Foundation school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
15.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
28.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.tjs.org.uk
URN
110351

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Outstanding on 27 June 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
68%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
16%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
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 school68%
Median of its 12 closest peers69.5%
Buckinghamshire average66.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with 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
Pelham Primary SchoolLondon · 37 miles awayStrong standard76%
Edmund Waller Primary SchoolLondon · 40 miles awayGood72%
The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the GreatCheltenham · 55 miles awayExpected standard48%
Moorlands Junior SchoolSale · 128 miles awayGood76%
Darrick Wood Junior SchoolOrpington · 48 miles awayGood65%
St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery SchoolOxford · 19 miles awayGood57%
Alexandra Primary SchoolKingston upon Thames · 35 miles awayOutstanding65%
Hotham Primary SchoolLondon · 34 miles awayOutstanding78%
Langford Village Community Primary SchoolBicester · 16 miles awayGood52%
Heaton Park Primary SchoolManchester · 135 miles awayGood67%
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary SchoolTonbridge · 61 miles awayGood86%
Brookside Primary SchoolLeicester · 56 miles awayGood92%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 46% (Buckinghamshire 56%, England 60%) · Asian Pakistani 14% (Buckinghamshire 10%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 12% (Buckinghamshire 7%, England 4%) · Any other White background 6% (Buckinghamshire 6%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 5% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 2%) · Black African 5% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 2% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 1% (Buckinghamshire 0%, England 1%) · 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)
5.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.78 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
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

93% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 2% moved to another state school · 5% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% 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)

72% of teachers took sickness absence, 7 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 £49,284; 15.4% 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£6,023
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 81% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 8% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 0% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £106,071; in-year balance +£95,136

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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)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher44.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications11.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work47%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways7.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health55.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier90.9%62.3%
Social housing0.3%17.1%
Privately rented8.7%20.5%
Detached houses80.2%22.9%
Flats0.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms56.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van7.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01017639 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£375,000389 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£282,000–£492,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (88)£577,000
Semi-detached (127)£425,000
Terraced (107)£320,000
Flat (67)£180,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most 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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
8an 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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