Carrant Brook Junior School
Hardwick Bank Road, Northway, Tewkesbury, GL20 8RP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE
- Headteacher
- Danielle Morley
- Sponsor
- Gloucestershire Learning Alliance
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 138
- URN
- 150854
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Telephone
- 01684297065
About this school
Carrant Brook Junior School is a primary academy in Tewkesbury. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 138 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Carrant Brook 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Carrant Brook Junior School (URN 115750).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 |
Trends over time
How Carrant Brook 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
How Carrant Brook Junior School compares
Carrant Brook Junior School ranked 161st of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.7% | 23.2% | 138 | — |
| Northway Infant School | — | 3.8% | 13.6% | 89 | 0.3 miles |
| Ashchurch Primary School | 79% | 4.1% | 16.1% | 156 | 0.8 miles |
| Tirlebrook Primary School | 40% | 5.1% | 12.8% | 193 | 1.2 miles |
| Mitton Manor Primary School | 57% | 3.4% | 7.3% | 192 | 1.4 miles |
| Bredon Hancock's Endowed CofE First School | — | 7.1% | 14.5% | 145 | 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)
- 23.21%
- English as an additional language
- 10.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.69%
- Persistent absence
- 13.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northway Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Tewkesbury
-
Ashchurch Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Tewkesbury
-
Tirlebrook Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Tewkesbury
-
Mitton Manor Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Tewkesbury
-
Bredon Hancock's Endowed CofE First School1.7 miles
Primary · Tewkesbury
Other schools in Tewkesbury
Carrant Brook Junior School ranks 6th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Tewkesbury.
- Ashchurch Primary School Primary
- Bredon Hancock's Endowed CofE First School Primary
- Mitton Manor Primary School Primary
- Northway Infant School Primary
- Oak Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Overbury CofE First School Primary
- Queen Margaret Primary Academy Primary
- Tewkesbury Church of England Primary School Primary
- The John Moore Primary School Primary
- Tirlebrook Primary School Primary
- Tredington Community Primary School Primary
- Twyning School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Carrant Brook Junior School teach?
- Carrant Brook Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Tewkesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Carrant Brook Junior School?
- The headteacher of Carrant Brook Junior School is Danielle Morley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Carrant Brook Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Carrant Brook 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 Carrant Brook Junior School?
- Carrant Brook Junior School has 138 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Carrant Brook Junior School full?
- Carrant Brook Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 138 on roll (57%), 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 Carrant Brook Junior School a faith school?
- No. Carrant Brook Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Carrant Brook Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Carrant Brook Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Carrant Brook Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Carrant Brook Junior School is part of GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Carrant Brook Junior School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Carrant Brook Junior School ranked 161st of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Carrant Brook Junior School's absence rate?
- Carrant Brook Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Carrant Brook Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Carrant Brook 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 3 July 2026.