Skegby Junior Academy, Sutton-in-Ashfield

From the headteacher's welcome: "At the Skegby Junior Academy, we provide a high-quality education for all our pupils, enhanced by a caring and positive atmosphere and underpinned by our SMART Values. We know that pupils learn more effectively if they feel valued, happy and secure."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance, choir and Lego.

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils at Skegby Junior Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 70% 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 (64% in reading, 72% in maths).

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 Skegby Junior Academy are Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School (0.4 miles, Good); St Andrew's CofE Primary and Nursery School (0.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 84% maths); Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School (1.2 miles, 44% reading, 38% maths); and Forest Glade Primary School (1.3 miles, 93% reading, 93% maths).

Skegby Junior Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Skegby Junior Academy is one of 38 schools run by Greenwood Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

16 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Skegby Junior Academy (as of September 2025): 63% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (94%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (44%).

56.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 9.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 34 pupils (17.7%) received SEN support and 4 (2.1%) 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.

Skegby Junior Academy had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Sutton Parkway Rail Station, about 2.5 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Crescent (adjacent), 170 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Skegby Junior Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Skegby Junior Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Skegby Junior Academy are Quarrydale Academy (0.8 miles) and Sutton Community Academy (1.6 miles).