SCHOOL PROFILE

Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation)

Primary Foundation school URN 126492
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 480 Published school capacity
Capacity used 59.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

23 May 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Foundation school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Wiltshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 286 286 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 126 44.1% of pupils
Male pupils 160 55.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

14.7%
10.1 pts below England
School 14.7%
Wiltshire 16.2%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

16.1%
4.2 pts below England
School 16.1%
Wiltshire 7.7%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.3%
0.7 pts below England
School 0.3%
Wiltshire 1.3%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
60.1%
172
Any other Asian background
10.5%
30
Any other Black background
5.6%
16
African
5.2%
15
Caribbean
4.9%
14
Any other White background
3.8%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 30.1% 86 of 286 pupils
9.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 30.1%
Wiltshire 21.6%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.6% 59 pupils
England 14.8% 5.8 pts above
EHC plans 9.4% 27 pupils
England 6.0% 3.4 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 21
Autistic spectrum disorder 20
Speech, language & communication 20
Social, emotional & mental health 17
Other difficulty or disability 3
No specialist assessment yet 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

63.0% 2.6 pts above England
School 63.0%
Wiltshire 58.0%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
Wiltshire 72.6%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

70.0%

0.3 pts below England

School 70.0%
Wiltshire 69.0%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

72.0%

In line with England

School 72.0%
Wiltshire 70.7%
South West 70.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.95%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.27 pts lower than England
School 4.95%
Wiltshire 5.54%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.92%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.90 pts lower than England
School 11.92%
Wiltshire 12.36%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Wiltshire 1.62%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

59.6% 28.6 pts below England
Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation)
59.6%
Wiltshire
78.0%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information