Killisick Junior School, Nottingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is my great pleasure to welcome you to Killisick Junior School. We are a warm, caring and inclusive community where every child is valued and encouraged to achieve their very best."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Killisick Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Nottinghamshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 85% in reading and 85% in maths in 2024.

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

Across Nottinghamshire, 99% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 100% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Nottinghamshire lodged 239 appeals against primary school offers; 149 reached a hearing and 13 succeeded (8.7% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Killisick Junior School are Pinewood Infant and Nursery School (0.1 miles, Outstanding); Coppice Farm Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 90% maths); Robert Mellors Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 85% reading, 85% maths); and Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery School (0.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 77% maths).

Killisick Junior School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Killisick Junior School is one of 39 schools run by Flying High Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

60 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Killisick Junior School (as of September 2025): 83% would recommend the school, 83% say their child is happy there and 56% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (87%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (56%).

37.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Carlton Rail Station, about 3.2 miles away in a straight line.

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

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

In August 2026, police recorded 154 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Nottinghamshire (101), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Killisick Junior School issued 3 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Killisick Junior School are Christ The King Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles), Arnold Hill Spencer Academy (0.8 miles) and Redhill Academy (0.8 miles).