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Killisick Junior School

Primary · Nottingham · NG5 8BY

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 10 September 2019

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At a glance

191 pupils · 80% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
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Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
37.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
15% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.killisick.notts.sch.uk
URN
143470

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Good on 10 September 2019, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
71%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
13%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
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 school71%
Median of its 12 closest peers68%
Nottinghamshire average63.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with 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
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolBillingham · 111 miles awayGood67%
Goldenhill Primary AcademyStoke-on-Trent · 46 miles awayGood80%
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary SchoolBlyth · 147 miles awayNeeds attention47%
St John of Beverley Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academyBeverley · 65 miles awayGood77%
Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolStafford · 45 miles awayStrong standard100%
Springwood Primary AcademySheffield · 26 miles awayGood32%
Willow Lane Community Primary SchoolLancaster · 100 miles awayRequires improvement46%
Crookesbroom Primary AcademyDoncaster · 40 miles awayGood84%
Featherstone AcademyWolverhampton · 48 miles awayGood69%
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, JarrowJarrow · 137 miles awayNo current grade82%
Preston Greenlands Community Primary SchoolPreston · 83 miles awayGood53%
St Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolCrook · 120 miles awayGood58%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 66% (Nottinghamshire 75%, England 60%) · Asian Chinese 6% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 5% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 3% (Nottinghamshire 6%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 3% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black African 3% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 2% (Nottinghamshire 0%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 2% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 3%) · White Gypsy/Roma 2% (Nottinghamshire 0%, England 0%) · Not recorded 1% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

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)
5.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
18.3%
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
20.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

90% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.1 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 £51,433; 27.3% 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 (2024-25)

This school£7,187
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £430,000; in-year balance -£25,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher16.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications27.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work14.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways41.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health39.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier26%62.3%
Social housing67.8%17.1%
Privately rented6.2%20.5%
Detached houses4.1%22.9%
Flats43.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms8%21.1%
Households with no car or van44%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01028173 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£230,000467 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£190,000–£278,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (171)£290,000
Semi-detached (183)£221,000
Terraced (92)£187,000
Flat (21)£121,000

Homes around this school are cheaper 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
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
9an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
6an 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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