St Peter's CofE Junior School, Nottingham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 10 months agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Peter's excels at creating a happy, supportive environment where pupils thrive academically and personally. The school offers an exciting curriculum alongside enriching experiences like trips and residentials, and gives every pupil meaningful leadership roles to build confidence and character. Parents are overwhelmingly positive, describing the school as 'fantastic', and praising the dedicated, caring staff who understand each child's needs and help them flourish.
Key Strengths
- Pupils have excellent behaviour and attendance, with staff providing consistent routines and sensitive support
- High-quality teaching with clear explanations and effective strategies to help pupils learn and remember
- Strong inclusion practices with tailored support for pupils with special needs and disadvantaged pupils
- Extensive leadership opportunities for all pupils, including roles like mental health ambassadors and pupil parliament
- Well-designed curriculum that builds knowledge logically and prepares pupils effectively for secondary school
Areas for Improvement
- Writing achievement is in line with national average rather than above it, despite improvements made
- Disadvantaged pupils' achievement is more variable compared with their peers
- Need to ensure improvements in curriculum and teaching fully reflect in greater consistency of pupil achievement
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed, making pupils safer and helping them feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports, arts and music activities, trips, residentials, forest school, lunchtime nurture clubs, community projects, '11 before 11' initiative
St Peter's CofE Junior School is a high-performing primary school with strong leadership, excellent behaviour and attendance, and a thoughtfully designed curriculum that supports pupils' academic and personal development well.
At a Glance
14.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 87%. Maths has remained stable at around 90%. Writing has declined from 82% to 77%.
Class Sizes
29.6
Avg class size
29.6
KS2
12
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
347 pupils
360 capacity
13 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Nottingham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Nottingham
Admissions Demand - Nottinghamshire
Places available
10,563
Applications
7,998
Got 1st preference
95.8%
Got preferred school
99.4%
Primary admissions across Nottinghamshire (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.83501%
Overall absence
6.50407%
Persistent absence
369
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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