St Peter's CofE Junior School

About St Peter's CofE Junior School

St Peter's CofE Junior School in Rushcliffe holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections. The most telling academic metric for this 7-11 primary is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard, which sits at 78% for the 2023/24 academic year. That figure is well above the Nottinghamshire local authority average of 61%, placing the school 27th out of 286 similar state primaries in the county. In the more localised Rushcliffe ranking, it comes 8th out of 32 schools, putting it in the top quarter of its immediate area. The school's most recent ungraded inspection in January 2022 confirmed it remains Good, with leadership and management also rated Good. This consistency suggests a stable and effective leadership team under headteacher M Bradley.

Looking deeper at the 2023/24 KS2 results, the school performs particularly strongly in reading, where 88% of pupils met the expected standard and 44% reached the higher standard. Maths is similarly robust, with 89% at expected and 35% at the higher level, and an average scaled score of 107. Writing is a relative weaker spot, with 82% at expected and just 19% at the higher standard, which is the main drag on the combined figure. The combined higher standard across all three subjects is 12%, which is modest but reflects the national picture for this demanding benchmark. The school's national percentile ranking of roughly 15th for the combined expected standard shows it performs well above the median, and in the East Midlands it sits in the top 13% of all primaries. For a junior school with no early years or sixth form provision, these outcomes represent solid academic foundations.

The school is oversubscribed, with 355 pupils against a capacity of 360, and 13.8% of pupils eligible for free school meals, which is slightly below the national average. Facilities include a sensory room, art studios, a library, an outdoor playground and a chapel, reflecting its Church of England character. Sports provision is broad, with gymnastics, rounders, football, cricket, swimming and tennis on offer, while clubs range from choir and gardening to eco club, film club and book club. SEND support is comprehensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, visual impairment, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. This makes the school a strong fit for families in Rushcliffe seeking a state junior school with strong academic outcomes and inclusive support, particularly those who value a Christian ethos and a broad extracurricular offer.

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