Sir John Sherbrooke Junior School

About Sir John Sherbrooke Junior School

Just 41% of parents responding to the Ofsted Parent View survey would recommend Sir John Sherbrooke Junior School to others, a figure that gives pause for thought. The survey, which ran from September 2024 to September 2025 and gathered 51 responses, shows a mixed picture. While 67% of parents agreed their child feels safe and 61% agreed their child does well, only 29% felt concerns are dealt with properly, and just 28% agreed the school lets them know how their child is doing. On the question of whether the school makes parents aware of what their child will learn, 47% disagreed and 18% strongly disagreed. The school is not oversubscribed — it has 194 pupils against a capacity of 198 — so there is room for families considering it. The headteacher is Rebecca Mee, and the school is a state primary for mixed genders aged 7 to 11 in Gedling, Nottinghamshire.

Academically, the school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2025 judged it Good overall, with leadership and management also rated Good. The ungraded inspection confirmed that standards are maintained. At Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, just below the Nottinghamshire local authority average of 61%. In reading, 67% met the expected standard and 31% reached a higher standard. In maths, 63% met the expected standard and 13% reached a higher standard. Writing saw 62% at expected and just 2% at the higher level. The school’s average reading score was 104 and maths score 102. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom 50% of primary schools on the combined expected standard metric, sitting at the 62nd percentile. Within Gedling, it ranks 23rd out of 32 schools.

The school offers a library, outdoor playground, forest school, sensory room, dining hall and chapel. Sports include swimming, dance, netball, rounders and cross country, and clubs cover chess, coding and eco club. SEND provisions are listed for moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health, speech language and communication, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulty or disability. However, the Parent View data on SEND support is sharply divided: 25% strongly agreed and 25% strongly disagreed that the school gives SEND children the support they need, with the remaining 50% split evenly between agree and disagree. The school has a 37.1% pupil premium rate, reflecting a significant proportion of children from disadvantaged backgrounds. This is a school that may suit families who value its Good Ofsted rating and range of facilities, but the parent satisfaction data suggests it is worth visiting and asking detailed questions about communication and how concerns are handled.

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