Field Court Junior School
Courtfield Road, Quedgeley, Gloucester, GL2 4UF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FIELD COURT JUNIOR SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kelly Armstrong
- Constituency
- Gloucester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 353
- URN
- 137432
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452720066
About this school
Field Court Junior School is a primary academy in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 353 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Field Court 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 79% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 12% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 90% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 98% | 88% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 87% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Field Court 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 | 83% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 362 |
| 2023/24 | 360 |
| 2024/25 | 356 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Field Court Junior School compares
Field Court Junior School ranked 62nd of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.6% | 19.1% | 353 | — |
| Field Court Church of England Infant Academy | — | 4.3% | 13.6% | 300 | 0.0 miles |
| Beech Green Primary School | 59% | 5.9% | 16% | 320 | 0.3 miles |
| Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy | 67% | 3.8% | 9.5% | 332 | 0.6 miles |
| Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy | 62% | 7.2% | 24.7% | 296 | 0.6 miles |
| Kingsway Primary School | 72% | 5.5% | 22.4% | 444 | 0.6 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)
- 19.1%
- English as an additional language
- 13.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.56%
- Persistent absence
- 9.51%
Location
Nearby schools
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Field Court Church of England Infant Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Beech Green Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Kingsway Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gloucester
Other schools in Gloucester
Field Court Junior School ranks 15th 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
- Churchdown Village Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Field Court Junior School teach?
- Field Court Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Gloucester.
- Who is the headteacher of Field Court Junior School?
- The headteacher of Field Court Junior School is Mrs Kelly Armstrong, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Field Court Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Field Court 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 Field Court Junior School?
- Field Court Junior School has 353 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Field Court Junior School full?
- Field Court 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 Field Court Junior School a faith school?
- No. Field Court Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Field Court Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Field Court Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Field Court Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Field Court Junior School is part of FIELD COURT JUNIOR SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Field Court Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Field Court Junior School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Field Court Junior School ranked 62nd of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Field Court Junior School's absence rate?
- Field Court Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Field Court Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Field Court 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 1 July 2026.