Lightwater Village Junior School
Badger Drive, Lightwater, GU18 5TS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GLF SCHOOLS
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Francesca Hooker
- Sponsor
- GLF Schools
- Constituency
- Surrey Heath
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 183
- URN
- 142426
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01276473972
About this school
Lightwater Village Junior School is a primary academy in Lightwater. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 183 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. 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 22 February 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 | 86 | 54 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 48% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 2% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 69% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 61% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 65% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 100.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Lightwater Village 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 | 66% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 302 |
| 2023/24 | 254 |
| 2024/25 | 219 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lightwater Village Junior School compares
Lightwater Village Junior School ranked 119th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5.4% | 8.2% | 183 | — |
| Lightwater Village Infant School and Nursery | — | 5.5% | 6.1% | 199 | 0.2 miles |
| Connaught Junior School | 56% | 5.2% | 17% | 470 | 0.6 miles |
| Bagshot Infant School | — | 6.6% | 12.9% | 147 | 0.8 miles |
| Windlesham Village Infant School | — | 4.5% | 6.8% | 68 | 1.5 miles |
| Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery | — | 7.5% | 40.5% | 104 | 1.7 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)
- 8.22%
- English as an additional language
- 7.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.37%
- Persistent absence
- 11.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lightwater Village Infant School and Nursery0.2 miles
Primary · Lightwater
-
Connaught Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Bagshot
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Bagshot Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Bagshot
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Windlesham Village Infant School1.5 miles
Primary · Windlesham
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Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery1.7 miles
Primary · Camberley
Other schools in Lightwater
Common questions
- What year groups does Lightwater Village Junior School teach?
- Lightwater Village Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Lightwater.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Lightwater Village Junior School?
- The executive headteacher of Lightwater Village Junior School is Mrs Francesca Hooker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lightwater Village Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lightwater Village 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 Lightwater Village Junior School?
- Lightwater Village Junior School has 183 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Lightwater Village Junior School full?
- Lightwater Village Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 183 on roll (51%), 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 Lightwater Village Junior School a faith school?
- No. Lightwater Village Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lightwater Village Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lightwater Village Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Lightwater Village Junior School?
- Lightwater Village Junior School is part of GLF SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lightwater Village Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lightwater Village Junior School rank locally?
- Lightwater Village Junior School ranked 119th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lightwater Village Junior School's absence rate?
- Lightwater Village Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lightwater Village Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lightwater Village 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 2 July 2026.