Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation)
Ordnance Road, Tidworth, SP9 7QD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Pamela Evans
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 286
- URN
- 126492
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01980607007
About this school
Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) is a foundation primary school in Tidworth. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 286 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation), and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 | 71 | 64 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 48% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 69% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 64% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 66% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wiltshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 289 |
| 2023/24 | 271 |
| 2024/25 | 279 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) compares
Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) ranked 81st of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5% | 15.1% | 286 | — |
| Clarendon Infants' School | — | 5.7% | 14.5% | 193 | 0.0 miles |
| Wellington Lions Primary Academy | 53% | 4.4% | 17.1% | 187 | 0.5 miles |
| Zouch Academy | 58% | 4.7% | 10.1% | 433 | 0.8 miles |
| Wellington Eagles Primary Academy | 43% | 4.6% | 13% | 178 | 1.6 miles |
| Shipton Bellinger Primary School | 50% | 4.4% | 5.6% | 116 | 2.2 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)
- 15.05%
- English as an additional language
- 14.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.95%
- Persistent absence
- 11.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Clarendon Infants' School0.0 miles
Primary · Tidworth
-
Wellington Lions Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Tidworth
-
Zouch Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Tidworth
-
Wellington Eagles Primary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Andover
-
Shipton Bellinger Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Tidworth
Other schools in Tidworth
- Clarendon Infants' School Primary
- Shipton Bellinger Primary School Primary
- Wellington Lions Primary Academy Primary
- Zouch Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) teach?
- Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Tidworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation)?
- The headteacher of Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) is Mrs Pamela Evans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation), 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 Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation)?
- Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) has 286 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) full?
- Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) has capacity for 480 pupils and 286 on roll (60%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) a faith school?
- No. Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) has no designated religious character.
- Does Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) have?
- The schools register lists Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation)'s special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation)'s results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) compare with other schools in Wiltshire?
- Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) ranked 81st of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation)'s absence rate?
- Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation)'s overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation)'s exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation)'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.