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West Bridgford Junior School

Primary · Nottingham · NG2 6DB

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Strong standard

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Strong standardAchievement: Strong standardAttendance & behaviour: Strong standardPersonal development: Strong standardInclusion: Strong standardLeadership & governance: Strong standardEarly years: Not applicablePost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 6 May 2026 · report published 29 June 2026

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At a glance

350 pupils · 97% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
7.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
19.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
7.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.wbjs.com/
URN
122600

In figures

At its report-card inspection on 6 May 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Strong standard. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

90 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
80%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
11%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
109
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school80%
Median of its 12 closest peers83.5%
Nottinghamshire average63.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Little Sutton Primary SchoolSutton Coldfield · 37 miles awayOutstanding88%
Knightwood Primary SchoolEastleigh · 134 miles awayGood65%
Pierrepont Gamston Primary SchoolNottingham · under 1 mile awayExpected standard83%
Pownall Green Primary SchoolStockport · 53 miles awayGood83%
St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolDurham · 129 miles awayExpected standard85%
Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior SchoolGuildford · 119 miles awayGood73%
St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary SchoolNottingham · under 1 mile awayGood74%
St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolBillericay · 112 miles awayOutstanding96%
Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolOrmskirk · 85 miles awayGood78%
Chetwynd Spencer AcademyNottingham · 5 miles awayOutstanding85%
Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, SevenoaksSevenoaks · 127 miles awayStrong standard84%
Lady Bay Primary SchoolNottingham · under 1 mile awayGood84%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 56% (Nottinghamshire 75%, England 60%) · Asian Chinese 9% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 1%) · Any other White background 7% (Nottinghamshire 6%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 5% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 3% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 1%) · Black African 1% (Nottinghamshire 3%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 1% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 1%) · White Irish 1% (Nottinghamshire 0%, England 0%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
6.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Nottinghamshire: 1.57 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

94% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

52.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 9.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,351; 13% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,207
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £191,031; in-year balance +£30,225

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher57.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications10.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work51.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health55.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier58.9%62.3%
Social housing7.2%17.1%
Privately rented33.9%20.5%
Detached houses5.5%22.9%
Flats24.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms17.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van24.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01028398 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£400,000565 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£295,000–£585,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (164)£677,500
Semi-detached (204)£415,000
Terraced (129)£315,000
Flat (68)£187,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
8an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
22an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
5an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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