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Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School, Nottingham

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 7–11

Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Nottingham. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 77th-highest of the 191 schools in Nottingham with published results, and 5,291st of 14,452 across England. It was 91% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2013)
Capacity
91% full
Attendance
Better than England average
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Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School in detail

Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School in its own words

The school runs after-school care.

On phones, the school says: "Mobile phones and smart devices are allowed in school on the condition that they are not kept in school bags and must be handed to the class teacher at registration and collected before going home."

Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Nottinghamshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (80% in reading, 84% in maths).

Getting a place at Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School

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).

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School are Radcliffe-on-Trent Infant and Nursery School (0.3 miles, Good); Rivendell Flying High Academy (1.8 miles, 71% reading, 86% maths); Netherfield Primary School (2.2 miles, Good, 74% reading, 66% maths); and Cotgrave Church of England Primary School (2.3 miles, 87% reading, 80% maths).

Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Radcliffe-on-Trent Infant and Nursery SchoolRivendell Flying High AcademyNetherfield Primary SchoolCotgrave Church of England Primary School

Who goes there

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 (80%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 41 pupils (13.1%) received SEN support and 3 (1%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Radcliffe (Notts) Rail Station, about 470 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Junior School (adjacent), 150 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Radcliffe-on-Trent 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 August 2026, police recorded 59 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Nottinghamshire (101).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School issued 5 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Likely (~1.3km)Possible (~1.9km)Unlikely (~2.5km)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs C Allsopp
Pupils:314
LA:Nottinghamshire
Phone:01159110193
Address:Cropwell Road, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottingham, NG12 2FS
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago

This judgement is from October 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.

Inspected 19 April 2023View full report
URN:122670
UKPRN:10075108
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Rushcliffe
Urban/Rural:Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2013 inspection - down from Outstanding.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

17.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
ReadingMaths-2ppWriting+2pp

Reading has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 82% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 87% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

26.2

Avg class size

26.2

KS2

12

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School.

  • Rattle and Roll Performance's Holiday Club Radcliffe On Trent Infant and Nursery School350m away · Not yet graded
  • Tb Sport at Radcliffe Infants350m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Nottinghamshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.

2026 to 2027

  • Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 19 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
  • Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
  • Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 28 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)

2027 to 2028

  • Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Tuesday 21 December 2027 (half term Monday 18 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
  • Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
  • Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 26 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)

Source: Nottinghamshire term dates

Getting There

Train Stations

Radcliffe (Notts) Rail Station (Entrance 2)
470m · 8 min walk

Bus Stops

Junior School (adj)
150m · 2 min walk
South Nottinghamshire Academy (adj)
174m · 3 min walk
Cropwell Road (adj)
261m · 4 min walk
New Road (opp)
290m · 5 min walk
Vicarage Lane (adj)
303m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
17
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 15 slight.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.

6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Nottinghamshire is 10 (the median across 370 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

91%

Near capacity

326 pupils

360 places

34 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Nottingham

Medium pressure
New homes approved:17,136
Projected new pupils:4,284

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Nottingham

Across Nottinghamshire council

Low demand council-wide0.75 applications per place

Places available

10,513

Applications

7,912

Got 1st preference

99.1%

Got preferred school

99.7%

All primary applications across Nottinghamshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

Inspection History(7)

19 April 2023

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

14 February 2018
3 October 2013
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

41

SEN Support

3

EHC Plans

14.0%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health19
Specific Learning Difficulty7
Speech, Language & Communication7
Moderate Learning Difficulty4
Autistic Spectrum Disorder4
Physical Disability2
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
79.9%
Asian
3.5%
Black
0.6%
Mixed
8.2%
Chinese
2.5%
Unclassified
2.5%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals17.8%
English as Additional Language8.0%

314

Total Pupils

168

Boys

146

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

20

Teachers

15.7:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£50,919

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,078

Per pupil

£1754k

Total funding

£79k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£82,118
EAL funding£10,807
Lump sum£145,025

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.9%

Overall absence

7.3%

Persistent absence

330

Enrolments

Authorised3.0%
Unauthorised0.9%
Persistent (10%+)7.3%
Severe (50%+)1.2%

Absence trend

3.0%
18/19
3.2%
20/21
5.2%
21/22
4.6%
22/23
5.1%
23/24
3.9%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School

What are SATs results like at Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School?

Of the pupils at Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% reached the expected standard in reading and 82% did so in maths.

What is Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School's Ofsted rating?

Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2013, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School?

No fixed boundary. When Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School is oversubscribed, Nottinghamshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School?

Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School was not full in 2025: it ran at 91% of its 360 places.

How big are the classes at Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School?

Classes at Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School average 26.2 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School?

Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School has around 314 pupils on roll. 18% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School?

3.9% of sessions were missed at Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School in 2024/25. 7.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School?

Apply through Nottinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.

Does Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School: Rattle and Roll Performance's Holiday Club Radcliffe On Trent Infant and Nursery School (350m away, registered, not yet graded) and Tb Sport at Radcliffe Infants (350m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

What are Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School's term dates?

Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Nottinghamshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 19 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 28 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Tuesday 21 December 2027 (half term Monday 18 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 26 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).

How many road collisions happen near Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 15 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Nottinghamshire is 10 (the median across 370 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School?

Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School is at Cropwell Road, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG12 2FS.

Sources: Nottinghamshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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