Hardwick Bank Road, Northway, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire GL20 8RP
10 reasons to choose Carrant Brook Junior School
Top line
Carrant Brook Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 66. It is one of the best state primary schools in Tewkesbury and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Carrant Brook Junior School is a state junior school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 7 and 11 years. It is a sponsor-led academy. The school is one of the 10 members of Gloucestershire Learning Alliance.
Average class size
Carrant Brook Junior School has one or two classes per year, and an average class size of 28 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Carrant Brook Junior School achieves varied attainment scores, from the top 10% nationally to below the national average. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles. Most pupils go on to Tewkesbury Secondary School at the end of Year 6.
The Carrant Brook Junior School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Core subjects are taught separately, but some foundation subjects, such as geography and history, are taught as half-termly topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Carrant Brook Junior School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Carrant Brook Junior School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.40am to 3.15pm with a breakfast club from 8.15am.
Find another school near Carrant Brook Junior School
Bredon Junior School (6.2 miles); Berkhampstead School (9.6 miles); Dean Close Preparatory School & Pre-Prep (9.8 miles).
Ashchurch Primary School (1.5 miles); Gotherington Primary School (5.5 miles); Grangefield Primary School (6.7 miles).
Bredon School (6.2 miles); The Cheltenham Ladies’ College (9.5 miles); Dean Close School (9.8 miles).
Tewkesbury School (1.5 miles); Bredon Hill Academy (7.1 miles); Pate’s Grammar School (8.6 miles).