Croft Junior School
Northumberland Avenue, Stockingford, Nuneaton, CV10 8ER
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Denham Kite
- Constituency
- Nuneaton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 353
- URN
- 125605
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476387319
About this school
Croft Junior School is a community primary school in Nuneaton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 353 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 85 | 92 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 49% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 67% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 66% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 72% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Croft 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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 333 |
| 2023/24 | 349 |
| 2024/25 | 351 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Croft Junior School compares
Croft Junior School ranked 125th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 4.2% | 30.5% | 353 | — |
| Glendale Infant School | — | 4% | 27.8% | 259 | 0.4 miles |
| Queen's Church of England Academy | 50% | 4.9% | 31.9% | 356 | 0.5 miles |
| Stockingford Academy | 53% | 6.8% | 48.9% | 492 | 0.6 miles |
| Chilvers Coton Community Infant School | — | 4.8% | 26.8% | 202 | 0.8 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School, Nuneaton | 41% | 4.6% | 28.3% | 443 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report26 March 2025
- 28 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.48%
- English as an additional language
- 10.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.16%
- Persistent absence
- 8.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Glendale Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
-
Queen's Church of England Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
-
Stockingford Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
-
Chilvers Coton Community Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Nuneaton0.8 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
Other schools in Nuneaton
Croft Junior School ranks 17th of the 22 ranked primary schools in Nuneaton.
- Abbey CofE Infant School Primary
- All Saints CofE Primary School and Nursery, Nuneaton Primary
- Barlestone Church of England Primary School Primary
- Camp Hill Primary School Primary
- Chetwynd Junior School Primary
- Chilvers Coton Community Infant School Primary
- Congerstone Primary School Primary
- Dove Bank Primary School Primary
- Galley Common Infant School Primary
- Glendale Infant School Primary
- Higham-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lower Farm Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Croft Junior School teach?
- Croft Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Nuneaton.
- Who is the headteacher of Croft Junior School?
- The headteacher of Croft Junior School is Mr Denham Kite, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Croft Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Croft 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 big is Croft Junior School?
- Croft Junior School has 353 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Croft Junior School full?
- Croft Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 353 on roll (98%), 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 Croft Junior School a faith school?
- No. Croft Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Croft Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Croft Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Croft Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Croft Junior School rank locally?
- Croft Junior School ranked 125th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Croft Junior School's absence rate?
- Croft Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Croft Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Croft 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.