Broomhill Junior School

About Broomhill Junior School

Broomhill Junior School is a state primary for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, and it sits in a competitive local landscape. Among the 30 primary schools in Ashfield, it ranks 13th, placing it just inside the top half. The top-performing peers in the local authority are John Blow Primary School, Harworth CofE Academy, and Bunny CofE Primary School, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. Broomhill’s ranking score of 64 is based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. The school is rated Good by Ofsted, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2015. Its most recent graded inspection in 2017 confirmed Good across leadership and management and overall effectiveness, and an ungraded inspection in 2022 noted that the school remains Good. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Hucknall Flying High Academy, about 2.2 km away.

Academically, Broomhill’s Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils achieving the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined is 64%, which is slightly above the Nottinghamshire local authority average of 61%. However, only 3% of pupils reached the higher standard in all three subjects, and the school’s national percentile for this metric is 46, meaning it sits just below the national midpoint. In individual subjects, maths stands out: 81% of pupils met the expected standard, and 30% achieved the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 107. Reading results are solid, with 74% at expected and an average score of 106, while writing lags a little at 69% expected and just 4% at the higher level. Progress scores are not available for any subject, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The school’s overall rank nationally is 6,319 out of 13,686 primaries.

Broomhill is a relatively large junior school, with 281 pupils against a capacity of 300, and it serves a community with high levels of disadvantage: 52% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average. The school offers a broad range of facilities including a library, outdoor playground, playing fields, sports hall, and a chapel. Sports provision includes swimming, football, gymnastics, and rounders, and there are clubs such as film, gardening, choir, art, and eco club. For families with children who have special educational needs, the school lists provisions for dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language difficulties, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties. This breadth of SEND support, combined with its improving Ofsted trajectory and above-average KS2 combined results, makes Broomhill a practical choice for local families, particularly those seeking a non-denominational, mixed junior school with strong maths outcomes and a wide range of enrichment activities.

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