Park Hill Junior School, Kenilworth

Ofsted's report card from its 6 May 2026 inspection grades Park Hill Junior School on 6 areas: 2 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Park Hill is a very special place where all pupils are fully included and thrive."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders are passionate about ensuring that every pupil benefits from a high-quality and effective personal development programme."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils at Park Hill, including those who are disadvantaged, achieve highly in national tests."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have a sharp focus on school attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate view of the quality of the curriculum and how it is delivered."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders, including those responsible for governance, have an accurate understanding of the school's current strengths and areas to develop further."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that their expectations of how the curriculum is delivered are clear and that teachers deliver it consistently across all subjects and year groups"; "Leaders should ensure staff's expectations of pupils are consistently high, so that pupils develop high levels of self-discipline and presentation in their work".

In its own words: "We place a great importance on learning key skills, developing a healthy lifestyle, making friendships and building self-confidence and a sense of self-respect. We believe that each individual has a unique place within our school family and the contribution he or she will make is important."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Hello and welcome to the Park Hill Thorns Primary Federation. We are a federation of two schools who work as one for the benefit of our children and families."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, multi-sports, dance, drama, guitar, Lego, cooking, art and cheerleading.

The school runs after-school care, from £9.00 per session.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 and an open day on Friday 20 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Park Hill Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% 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 (85% in reading, 85% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

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 Park Hill Junior School are Thorns Community Infant School (0.6 miles, Good); St Nicholas CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, 84% reading, 73% maths); St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (1.1 miles, 84% reading, 77% maths); and St John's Primary School and Nursery (1.2 miles, Good, 87% reading, 90% maths).

Park Hill Junior School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

6.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 8.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (78%), Chinese (6%) and Mixed (6%).

Park Hill Junior School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 8 places, 6 pupils on roll.

Park Hill Junior School had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Kenilworth Rail Station, about 1100 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Framlingham Grove (opposite), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Park Hill Junior School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Park Hill Junior School issued 1 suspension, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.