Race Leys Junior School
Barton Road, Bedworth, CV12 8HG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE GRIFFIN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Sue-Ellen Lamb
- Sponsor
- The Griffin Schools Trust
- Constituency
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 256
- Pupils on roll
- 217
- URN
- 138431
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476490644
About this school
Race Leys Junior School is a primary academy in Bedworth. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 217 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Race Leys 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 63 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 79% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 84% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 83% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 81% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Race Leys 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 | 83% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 239 |
| 2023/24 | 236 |
| 2024/25 | 238 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Race Leys Junior School compares
Race Leys Junior School ranked 15th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 6.7% | 41.2% | 217 | — |
| Race Leys Infant School | — | 6.5% | 40.3% | 148 | 0.1 miles |
| St Francis Catholic Academy | 72% | 4.2% | 20.7% | 209 | 0.3 miles |
| The Canons C of E Primary School | 75% | 4.9% | 22.1% | 628 | 0.5 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Academy | 58% | 7.1% | 48% | 406 | 0.7 miles |
| All Saints Bedworth CofE Academy | 63% | 5.7% | 47.7% | 200 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.18%
- English as an additional language
- 10.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.66%
- Persistent absence
- 19.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Race Leys Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Bedworth
-
St Francis Catholic Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Bedworth
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The Canons C of E Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bedworth
-
St Michael's Church of England Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Bedworth
-
All Saints Bedworth CofE Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Bedworth
Other schools in Bedworth
Race Leys Junior School ranks 1st of the 8 ranked primary schools in Bedworth.
- All Saints Bedworth CofE Academy Primary
- Arden Forest Infant School Primary
- Goodyers End Primary School Primary
- Newdigate Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Race Leys Infant School Primary
- St Francis Catholic Academy Primary
- St James' CofE Academy Primary
- St Michael's Church of England Academy Primary
- The Canons C of E Primary School Primary
- Bedworth Heath Nursery School Nursery
- Nicholas Chamberlaine School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Race Leys Junior School teach?
- Race Leys Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Bedworth.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Race Leys Junior School?
- The executive headteacher of Race Leys Junior School is Mrs Sue-Ellen Lamb, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Race Leys Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Race Leys 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 Race Leys Junior School?
- Race Leys Junior School has 217 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Race Leys Junior School full?
- Race Leys Junior School has capacity for 256 pupils and 217 on roll (85%), 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 Race Leys Junior School a faith school?
- No. Race Leys Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Is Race Leys Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Race Leys Junior School is part of THE GRIFFIN SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Race Leys 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 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Race Leys Junior School compare with other schools in Warwickshire?
- Race Leys Junior School ranked 15th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Race Leys Junior School's absence rate?
- Race Leys Junior School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Race Leys Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Race Leys 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.