St Peter's CofE Junior School, Nottingham

Good
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 711

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~990m)Possible (~1.4km)Unlikely (~1.8km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr M Bradley
Pupils:347 / 360 capacity
LA:Nottinghamshire
Phone:01159743303
Address:Ashworth Avenue, Ruddington, Nottingham, NG11 6GB
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 10 months ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Inspected 11 November 2025View full report
URN:122767
UKPRN:10080589
Diocese:Diocese of Southwell
Constituency:Rushcliffe
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-1ppMaths+1ppWriting-5pp

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

Getting There

Bus Stops

Packman Drive (adj)
224m · 4 min walk
Lower Canaan (opp)
266m · 4 min walk
Ashworth Avenue (adj)
317m · 5 min walk
Loughborough Road (after)
321m · 5 min walk
Landmere Lane (adj)
333m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

96%

Near capacity

347 pupils

360 capacity

13 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Nottingham

Medium pressure
New homes approved:17,146
Projected new pupils:4,287

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Nottingham

Admissions Demand - Nottinghamshire

Low demand0.76x oversubscription

Places available

10,563

Applications

7,998

Got 1st preference

95.8%

Got preferred school

99.4%

Primary admissions across Nottinghamshire (2025/26)

Inspection History(8)

11 November 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
11 January 2022
12 January 2017

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.83501%

Overall absence

6.50407%

Persistent absence

369

Enrolments

Authorised3.01038%
Unauthorised0.82463%
Persistent (10%+)6.50407%
Severe (50%+)0.271%

Absence trend

3.02436%
18/19
2.28242%
20/21
5.36776%
21/22
4.70964%
22/23
3.85321%
23/24
3.83501%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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