Carrant Brook Junior School, Tewkesbury
Carrant Brook Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Tewkesbury, part of Gloucestershire Learning Alliance. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 7th-highest of the 10 schools in Tewkesbury with published results, and 11,035th of 14,452 across England. It was 70% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Capacity
- 70% full
- Attendance
- In line with England
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Carrant Brook Junior School in detail
Results
In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Carrant Brook Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Gloucestershire and 77% and 75% across England.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Carrant Brook Junior School
Across Gloucestershire, 92% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Gloucestershire lodged 173 appeals against primary school offers; 131 reached a hearing and 46 succeeded (35.1% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Carrant Brook Junior School are Northway Infant School (0.3 miles); Ashchurch Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 95% reading, 89% maths); Tirlebrook Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 83% reading, 60% maths); and Mitton Manor Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 73% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Carrant Brook Junior School.
Northway Infant SchoolAshchurch Primary SchoolTirlebrook Primary SchoolMitton Manor Primary School
The trust
Carrant Brook Junior School is one of 11 schools run by Gloucestershire Learning Alliance, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
8.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Ashchurch for Tewkesbury Rail Station, about 1000 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Carrant Brook Junior (outside), 70 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
Carrant Brook Junior School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Carrant Brook Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in May 2024. Before that, as Carrant Brook Junior School (URN 115750), it was rated Requires Improvement in January 2022.
At a Glance
18.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
23.0
Avg class size
23.0
KS2
6
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Carrant Brook Junior School
Term dates
Carrant Brook Junior School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Gloucestershire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Carrant Brook Junior School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Carrant Brook Junior School is in Gloucestershire; for families living there:
Apply to Gloucestershire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Gloucestershire is 5 (the median across 338 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
70%
Available places
167 pupils
240 places
73 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Tewkesbury
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Tewkesbury
Across Gloucestershire council
Places available
7,250
Applications
6,016
Got 1st preference
91.6%
Got preferred school
98.1%
All primary applications across Gloucestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
23
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
21.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
138
Total Pupils
64
Boys
74
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
8
Teachers
17.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,118
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,590
Per pupil
£1034k
Total funding
£56k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.7%
Overall absence
13.5%
Persistent absence
171
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Carrant Brook Junior School
Questions parents ask about Carrant Brook Junior School
What are SATs results like at Carrant Brook Junior School?
Of the pupils at Carrant Brook Junior School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 69% reached the expected standard in reading and 67% did so in maths.
What is Carrant Brook Junior School's Ofsted rating?
Carrant Brook Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in May 2024. Before that, as Carrant Brook Junior School (URN 115750), it was rated Requires Improvement in January 2022.
What is the catchment area for Carrant Brook Junior School?
No fixed boundary. When Carrant Brook Junior School is oversubscribed, Gloucestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Carrant Brook Junior School?
Carrant Brook Junior School was not full in 2025: it ran at 70% of its 240 places.
How big are the classes at Carrant Brook Junior School?
Classes at Carrant Brook Junior School average 23 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Carrant Brook Junior School?
Carrant Brook Junior School has around 138 pupils on roll. 19% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Carrant Brook Junior School?
4.7% of sessions were missed at Carrant Brook Junior School in 2024/25. 13.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Carrant Brook Junior School?
Apply through Gloucestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Carrant Brook Junior School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Carrant Brook Junior School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Gloucestershire is 5 (the median across 338 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Carrant Brook Junior School?
Carrant Brook Junior School is at Hardwick Bank Road, Northway, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 8RP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)