Northmead Junior School

Guildford · GU2 9ZA

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 352 pupils, 19.9% FSM

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Northmead Junior School

General Information

Address: Grange Road, Guildford, GU2 9ZA – View on map
Phone: 01483529870
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Carrington
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

352 pupils out of 360 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 70
% eligible for free school meals: 19.9%
Pupil mix: 5 in 10 (similar to the Guildford average)
English as an additional language: 19% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 8.7% a year (Guildford 16%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 26% moved to another school, 74% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

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Across Surrey: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 10 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Surrey (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 11.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

SEN unit for Speech, language and communication 15 places · 15 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 10.2%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 17 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 8 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 13 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 12 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 61% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 9% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 6 percentage points below the Guildford average (67%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 62% against an expected 62%)
3-year average (expected standard): 62%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 70% · Writing 70% · Maths 68% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 72%
Average test scores: reading 107, maths 105
Based on: 88 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolGuildford averageEngland↘ Falling Down 5 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 6 percentage points below the Guildford average (67%).

Year 6 SATs: 16th of 22 junior and primary schools in the area

#14Holly Lodge Primary Academy63%
#15Merrow Junior School62%
#16Northmead Junior School61%
#17Queen Eleanor's Church of England School56%
#18Send CofE Primary School55%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1The Raleigh School100%
#2Normandy Village School85%
=3Burpham Primary School80%
=3Sandfield Primary School80%
=3Weyfield Primary Academy80%
=6St Joseph's Catholic Primary School78%
=6St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School78%
#8Ash Grange Nursery and Primary School77%
#9Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School73%
#10Pirbright Village Primary School72%
=11Boxgrove Primary School66%
=11St Lawrence Primary School66%
#13Tillingbourne Junior School65%
#14Holly Lodge Primary Academy63%
#15Merrow Junior School62%
#16Northmead Junior School61%
#17Queen Eleanor's Church of England School56%
#18Send CofE Primary School55%
#19Shawfield Primary School54%
#20Guildford Grove Primary School52%
#21Clandon CofE Aided Primary School35%
#22Walsh CofE Junior School25%

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3rd of 5 junior schools in Guildford for Ofsted rating

#1Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior SchoolGood
#2Merrow Junior SchoolGood
#3Northmead Junior SchoolGood
#4Queen Eleanor's Church of England SchoolGood
#5Walsh CofE Junior SchoolRequires improvement

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior SchoolGood
#2Merrow Junior SchoolGood
#3Northmead Junior SchoolGood
#4Queen Eleanor's Church of England SchoolGood
#5Walsh CofE Junior SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,980 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

1st of 5 junior schools in Guildford for spending per pupil

#1Northmead Junior School£6,980
#2Merrow Junior School£6,751
#3Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School£6,337

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Northmead Junior School£6,980
#2Merrow Junior School£6,751
#3Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School£6,337
#4Tillingbourne Junior School£6,245
#5Queen Eleanor's Church of England School£6,073

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