Churchdown Village Junior School
Station Road, Churchdown, Gloucester, GL3 2JX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Bacon
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 238
- URN
- 115512
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452712330
About this school
Churchdown Village Junior School is a community primary school in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 238 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Churchdown Village Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 60 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 42% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 5% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 75% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 72% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 72% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Churchdown Village Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 237 |
| 2023/24 | 239 |
| 2024/25 | 231 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Churchdown Village Junior School compares
Churchdown Village Junior School ranked 152nd of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 3.1% | 9.1% | 238 | — |
| Churchdown Village Infant School | — | 4.1% | 6.5% | 187 | 0.1 miles |
| Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School | 52% | 5.8% | 23% | 229 | 0.6 miles |
| Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School | — | 5.9% | 15.1% | 190 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 83% | 3.9% | 8.6% | 220 | 1.0 miles |
| Innsworth Infant School | — | 5.8% | 12.5% | 126 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.09%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.14%
- Persistent absence
- 4.27%
Location
Nearby schools
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Churchdown Village Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Gloucester
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Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Gloucester
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Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Gloucester
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Innsworth Infant School1.3 miles
Primary · Gloucester
Other schools in Gloucester
Churchdown Village Junior School ranks 39th of the 53 ranked primary schools in Gloucester.
- Abbeymead Primary School Primary
- Ashleworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barnwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Beech Green Primary School Primary
- Birdlip Primary School Primary
- Calton Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- Churcham Primary School Primary
- Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School Primary
- Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School Primary
- Churchdown Village Infant School Primary
- Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Churchdown Village Junior School teach?
- Churchdown Village Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Gloucester.
- Who is the headteacher of Churchdown Village Junior School?
- The headteacher of Churchdown Village Junior School is Mr Mark Bacon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Churchdown Village Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Churchdown Village Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Churchdown Village Junior School?
- Churchdown Village Junior School has 238 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Churchdown Village Junior School full?
- Churchdown Village Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 238 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Churchdown Village Junior School a faith school?
- No. Churchdown Village Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Churchdown Village Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Churchdown Village Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Churchdown Village Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Churchdown Village Junior School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Churchdown Village Junior School ranked 152nd of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Churchdown Village Junior School's absence rate?
- Churchdown Village Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Churchdown Village Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Churchdown Village Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.