SCHOOL PROFILE

Northmead Junior School

Primary Academy converter URN 146025
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 360 Published school capacity
Capacity used 97.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

14 September 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Surrey
Trust LEARNING PARTNERS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 352 352 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 171 48.6% of pupils
Male pupils 181 51.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

19.9%
4.9 pts below England
School 19.9%
Guildford 10.6%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

19.0%
1.3 pts below England
School 19.0%
Guildford 12.9%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

6.8%
5.8 pts above England
School 6.8%
Guildford 3.2%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
64.8%
228
Any other White background
7.7%
27
Any other Mixed background
4.8%
17
African
4.5%
16
Unclassified
3.7%
13
Any other Asian background
2.3%
8
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 23.9% 84 of 352 pupils
3.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.9%
Guildford 21.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.6% 48 pupils
England 14.8% 1.1 pts below
EHC plans 10.2% 36 pupils
England 6.0% 4.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 19
Moderate learning difficulty 19
Speech, language & communication 18
Social, emotional & mental health 14
Specific learning difficulty 6
No specialist assessment yet 5

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

61.0% 0.6 pts above England
School 61.0%
Guildford 58.5%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

70.0%

3.8 pts below England

School 70.0%
Guildford 69.8%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

70.0%

0.3 pts below England

School 70.0%
Guildford 66.6%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

68.0%

4.0 pts below England

School 68.0%
Guildford 68.0%
South East 70.9%
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

5.37%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.85 pts lower than England
School 5.37%
Guildford 6.06%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.54%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.28 pts lower than England
School 11.54%
Guildford 14.72%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.20%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.39 pts higher than England
School 2.20%
Guildford 2.00%
South East 1.93%
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

97.8% 9.6 pts above England
Northmead Junior School
97.8%
Guildford
91.9%
South East
89.5%
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