Carrington Junior School, High Wycombe
Carrington Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in High Wycombe. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2022. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 21st-highest of the 36 schools in High Wycombe with published results, and 7,842nd of 14,452 across England. It was 96% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2022)
- Capacity
- 96% full
- Attendance
- In line with England
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Carrington Junior School in detail
Carrington Junior School in its own words
In its own words: "Carrington Junior School is part of Carrington Schools Federation , along with Carrington Infant School, our neighbours and partners. Every child matters and should be given access to the very best learning opportunities to ensure they reach their potential. Every child should have the confidence to be an individual and be proud of who they are."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, athletics, gymnastics, basketball, dance, choir, Lego, robotics and cooking.
The school runs after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 10am and an open day on Thursday 26 November 2026 at 1.30pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Buckinghamshire
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Carrington Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 77% in Buckinghamshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 80% in reading and 78% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Carrington Junior School
Buckinghamshire published that the last place offered for 2019 entry went to a family 2.56 miles away. The cut-off moves every year with the number of applications.
Admissions history and your chances at Carrington Junior School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Carrington Junior School are Carrington Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Loudwater Combined School (0.6 miles, Good, 76% reading, 86% maths); Juniper Hill School (0.6 miles, Good, 85% reading, 77% maths); and Marsh School (1.1 miles, Requires improvement).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Carrington Junior School.
Carrington Infant SchoolLoudwater Combined SchoolJuniper Hill SchoolMarsh School
What parents say
54 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Carrington Junior School (as of September 2025): 85% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 44% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (44%).
Who goes there
10.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (70%), Mixed (14%) and Asian (9%).
In 2026, 55 pupils (23.8%) received SEN support and 16 (6.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Carrington Junior School has a SEN unit for autism: 8 places, 8 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bourne End Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Common (adjacent), 220 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Carrington Junior School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Carrington Junior School issued 5 suspensions, 2.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Buckinghamshire published that the last place for 2019 entry went to a family 2.56 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Carrington Junior School is rightly proud of its welcoming and caring ethos. Staff do their utmost for all children to succeed. Pupils' academic achievement and well-being have equal priority. Since the last inspection, the school has strengthened the curriculum. This is helping pupils to reach higher expectations.
Pupils know the importance of meeting the high standards for behaviour that the school expects of them. Pupils recognise and respect that some of their classmates need different types of support to help them behave well. Unkind behaviour and bullying are rare. When they do happen, adults are quick to take action to make sure this behaviour is not repeated. Pupils are happy and feel safe.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school ensures that the conditions are just right for pupils to 'believe, achieve and succeed'. The school's curriculum is broad and ambitious. Across the subjects, there are well-structured subject curriculums that help pupils to learn and remember more over time. For example, in mathematics, pupils incrementally build on previous learning in a careful and considered way. However, in a small number of subjects, the important knowledge that pupils need to retain from year to year has not been identified precisely enough. A few pupils do not always learn as well as they could because they do not have the building blocks of knowledge firmly in place.
The 'Carrington Way' guidance for staff makes it clear how pupils' knowledge and skills in each subject should develop over time. This supports teachers with the implementation of the curriculum. This guidance helps with their workload and well-being. Teachers provide carefully chosen resources and materials to help pupils learn. In most lessons, teachers check what pupils remember and use this information to plan their next steps.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its May 2022 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.
Areas Ofsted flagged
Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement).
At a Glance
32.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEN unit: Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
54 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 77% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 70% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.7
Avg class size
25.7
KS2
9
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Carrington Junior School
Summer Newsletter 3rd July 2026
3 Jul 2026
Spring Newsletter 15th May 2026
15 May 2026
Spring Newsletter 1st May 2026
1 May 2026
Spring Newsletter 17th April 2026
17 Apr 2026
Spring Newsletter 20th March 2026
20 Mar 2026
Spring Newsletter 6th March 2026
6 Mar 2026
From Carrington Junior School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Keep up with Carrington Junior School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Carrington Junior School.
- Flackwell Heath Kumon CentreAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Carrington Junior School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Buckinghamshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Carrington Junior School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Carrington Junior School is in Buckinghamshire; for families living there:
- Buckinghamshire's school travel policy: Home to School Transport Policy (0 to 25 Year Olds)
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot.
3 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 Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 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
Your chances of a place at Carrington Junior School
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
230 pupils
240 places
10 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - High Wycombe
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for High Wycombe
Across Buckinghamshire council
Places available
6,722
Applications
5,630
Got 1st preference
91.6%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Buckinghamshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(10)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
55
SEN Support
16
EHC Plans
30.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Carrington Junior School has a SEN unit for autism: 8 places, 8 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
231
Total Pupils
112
Boys
119
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
19.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,478
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,628
Per pupil
£1478k
Total funding
£106k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3%
Overall absence
9.5%
Persistent absence
241
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
Carrington Junior School
Questions parents ask about Carrington Junior School
What are SATs results like at Carrington Junior School?
Of the pupils at Carrington Junior School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 77% reached the expected standard in reading and 75% did so in maths.
What is Carrington Junior School's Ofsted rating?
Carrington Junior School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2022, it was rated Requires Improvement.
How close to Carrington Junior School do you need to live?
Buckinghamshire published for September 2019 entry that the last place offered at Carrington Junior School on distance went to a family 2.56 miles away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.
Is it hard to get a place at Carrington Junior School?
Carrington Junior School was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Carrington Junior School?
Classes at Carrington Junior School average 25.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Carrington Junior School?
Carrington Junior School has around 231 pupils on roll. 33% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Carrington Junior School have specialist SEN provision?
Carrington Junior School has a SEN unit for autism: 8 places, 8 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Carrington Junior School?
5.3% of sessions were missed at Carrington Junior School in 2024/25. 9.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Carrington Junior School?
Apply through Buckinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Carrington 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.
Does Carrington Junior School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Flackwell Heath Kumon Centre (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Carrington Junior School's term dates?
Carrington Junior School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Buckinghamshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Carrington Junior School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot. 3 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 Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Carrington Junior School?
Carrington Junior School is at 4 Chapel Road, Flackwell Heath, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP10 9AA.
Sources: Buckinghamshire admissions booklet; Buckinghamshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)