Connaught Junior School
Manor Way, Bagshot, GU19 5JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ALLIANCE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Siobhan McGann
- Constituency
- Surrey Heath
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 470
- URN
- 140256
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01276472489
About this school
Connaught Junior School is a primary academy in Bagshot. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 470 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Connaught 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 119 | 116 | 114 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 57% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 77% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 74% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 74% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Connaught 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 | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 439 |
| 2023/24 | 459 |
| 2024/25 | 470 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Connaught Junior School compares
Connaught Junior School ranked 168th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5.2% | 17% | 470 | — |
| Bagshot Infant School | — | 6.6% | 12.9% | 147 | 0.3 miles |
| Lightwater Village Junior School | 66% | 5.4% | 8.2% | 183 | 0.6 miles |
| Lightwater Village Infant School and Nursery | — | 5.5% | 6.1% | 199 | 0.7 miles |
| Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery | — | 7.5% | 40.5% | 104 | 1.3 miles |
| Windlesham Village Infant School | — | 4.5% | 6.8% | 68 | 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.
Inspection history
- 24 May 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report9 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.02%
- English as an additional language
- 11.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.15%
- Persistent absence
- 11.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bagshot Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Bagshot
-
Lightwater Village Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Lightwater
-
Lightwater Village Infant School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Lightwater
-
Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery1.3 miles
Primary · Camberley
-
Windlesham Village Infant School1.3 miles
Primary · Windlesham
Other schools in Bagshot
- Bagshot Infant School Primary
- Hall Grove School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Connaught Junior School teach?
- Connaught Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Bagshot.
- Who is the headteacher of Connaught Junior School?
- The headteacher of Connaught Junior School is Miss Siobhan McGann, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Connaught Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Connaught 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 Connaught Junior School?
- Connaught Junior School has 470 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Connaught Junior School full?
- Connaught Junior School has capacity for 480 pupils and 470 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 Connaught Junior School a faith school?
- No. Connaught Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Connaught Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Connaught Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Connaught Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Connaught Junior School is part of THE ALLIANCE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Connaught Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Connaught Junior School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Connaught Junior School ranked 168th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Connaught Junior School's absence rate?
- Connaught Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Connaught Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Connaught 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.