Croft Junior School, Nuneaton

From the headteacher's welcome: "Croft Junior School is a warm and welcoming school with fantastic children, positive and caring staff, serving a great community of people. At Croft Junior School we have high expectations and strive for excellence in a caring, happy and safe environment where every child is valued."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include swimming, choir, chess and forest school.

The school runs after-school care, from £4.00 per session.

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Croft Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in Warwickshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (67% in reading, 66% in maths).

Across Warwickshire, 88% 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 Warwickshire lodged 229 appeals against primary school offers; 146 reached a hearing and 18 succeeded (12.3% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Croft Junior School are Glendale Infant School (0.4 miles, Good); Queen's Church of England Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 71% reading, 70% maths); Stockingford Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 61% reading, 67% maths); and Chilvers Coton Community Infant School (0.8 miles, Good).

Croft Junior School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

35 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Croft Junior School (as of September 2025): 63% would recommend the school, 71% say their child is happy there and 62% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (83%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (62%).

11.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (75%), Asian (7%) and Black (5%).

In 2026, 73 pupils (20.7%) received SEN support and 10 (2.8%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Croft Junior School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 27 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Nuneaton Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Berkshire Close (adjacent), 190 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 361 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Warwickshire (88), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Croft Junior School issued 6 suspensions, 1.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Croft Junior School are St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College (0.5 miles), Nuneaton Academy (0.5 miles), Etone College (1.5 miles) and George Eliot Academy (1.6 miles).