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Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School

Primary · Nottingham · NG12 2FS

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 20 April 2023

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At a glance

314 pupils · 87% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
17.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
7.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
9.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.rotjs.notts.sch.uk
URN
122670

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 20 April 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.2% 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
74%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
19%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
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 school74%
Median of its 12 closest peers68%
Nottinghamshire average63.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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
Bentley Heath Church of England Primary SchoolSolihull · 49 miles awayGood77%
Telford Junior SchoolLeamington Spa · 48 miles awayExpected standard65%
Woodlands Primary SchoolLiverpool · 94 miles awayExpected standard62%
Gnosall St Lawrence Coe Primary AcademyStafford · 52 miles awayGood90%
Robertswood SchoolGerrards Cross · 94 miles awayGood64%
John of Rolleston Primary SchoolBurton-on-Trent · 26 miles awayExpected standard80%
Stockton Heath Primary SchoolWarrington · 71 miles awayGood70%
Heycroft Primary SchoolLEIGH-on-SEA · 119 miles awayExpected standard43%
Duffield the Meadows Primary SchoolBelper · 19 miles awayGood74%
Halling Primary SchoolRochester · 127 miles awayGood71%
Strawberry Fields Primary SchoolLeeds · 60 miles awayGood59%
Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolChester · 82 miles awayGood66%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 80% (Nottinghamshire 75%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 2% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 2% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 1%) · Any other White background 2% (Nottinghamshire 6%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 3%) · Black African 1% (Nottinghamshire 3%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 1%)

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)
4.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
8.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.55 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
19.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

98% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 2% 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)

65% of teachers took sickness absence, 8.7 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 £50,919; 10% 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£6,627
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £130,374; in-year balance -£89,885

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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)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher47.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications15.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work48.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health46%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier85%62.3%
Social housing1.2%17.1%
Privately rented13.6%20.5%
Detached houses51%22.9%
Flats9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms35.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van13.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01028414 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£299,000235 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£236,000–£397,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (93)£400,000
Semi-detached (68)£291,000
Terraced (40)£252,500
Flat (34)£130,000

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
2a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
4a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
17a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
2a rural school averages 0.9

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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