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Race Leys Junior School

Primary · Bedworth · CV12 8HG

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 17 July 2024

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At a glance

217 pupils · 85% of 256 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
41.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
10.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
22.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.raceleys-gst.org/
URN
138431

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 17 July 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2024 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Every applicant was offered a place for 2024 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
81%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
16%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
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 school81%
Median of its 12 closest peers66%
Warwickshire average62.3%
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
Rawmarsh Rosehill Junior SchoolRotherham · 68 miles awayRequires improvement73%
North Walsham Junior SchoolNorth Walsham · 123 miles awayGood52%
Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBurnley · 95 miles awayNeeds attention40%
St Andrew's AcademyBishop Auckland · 150 miles awayGood46%
Rosa Street Primary and Nursery AcademySpennymoor · 153 miles awayGood70%
Sacriston AcademyDurham · 161 miles awayExpected standard88%
Saxmundham Primary SchoolSaxmundham · 126 miles awayGood63%
Skipton Parish Church of England Primary SchoolSkipton · 104 miles awayGood69%
Riddings Junior SchoolAlfreton · 41 miles awayNo current grade56%
Lyme Community Primary SchoolNewton-le-Willows · 83 miles awayGood62%
Calow CofE VC Primary SchoolChesterfield · 52 miles awayGood77%
Doxey AcademyStafford · 36 miles awayRequires improvement74%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 81% (Warwickshire 68%, England 60%) · Any other White background 6% (Warwickshire 8%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Warwickshire 3%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Warwickshire 3%, England 2%) · Black African 2% (Warwickshire 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Warwickshire 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Warwickshire 1%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Warwickshire 7%, England 4%) · other groups together 2%

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)
7.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
22.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

15.97 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Warwickshire: 3.32 suspensions and 0.07 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
27.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

82% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% moved to another state school · 9% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

54.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 22.5 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 £44,700; 30% 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 (2024-25)

This school£7,479
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 70% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 14% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 6% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £119,000; in-year balance -£511,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher17.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications28.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work23.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways27.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health38.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier61.9%62.3%
Social housing24.4%17.1%
Privately rented13.6%20.5%
Detached houses21.9%22.9%
Flats27.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms12.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van29.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01031109 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£215,000293 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£173,000–£248,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (42)£276,000
Semi-detached (152)£225,000
Terraced (77)£183,000
Flat (22)£110,000

Homes around this school are cheaper 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
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
8an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
23an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an 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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