Toton Banks Road Infant and Nursery School

About Toton Banks Road Infant and Nursery School

Toton Banks Road Infant and Nursery School is a state primary in Nottinghamshire, serving children from age 3 to 7 in the Broxtowe area. Within the local authority's 286 primary schools, it holds a Good Ofsted rating, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections. The school sits in a competitive local landscape: the top-performing peers in the LA, according to ranking scores, are John Blow Primary School, Harworth CofE Academy, and Bunny CofE Primary School. For families prioritising an Outstanding rating, the nearest such school is Chetwynd Spencer Academy, just half a kilometre away. Toton Banks Road is a popular choice among local parents — for the 2025/26 admissions cycle, it received 104 applications for 32 places, making it oversubscribed with a ratio of 3.25 applicants per place. Of those, 29 were first-preference offers, matching the number of first-preference applications exactly, suggesting strong local demand from families who actively choose the school.

Academically, the school's most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2025 rated every assessed area as Good, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. The early years provision also holds a Good rating, consistent with its previous inspection in 2019. While the school does not publish Key Stage 2 SATs results — it only covers infants up to Year 2 — the local authority average for KS2 attainment is 61, providing context for the standards expected in the area. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive: 99% of the 74 respondents would recommend the school. In specific areas, 91% strongly agreed that their child is happy, 93% strongly agreed their child feels safe, and 85% strongly agreed their child does well. The school also scores highly on communication, with 85% strongly agreeing that the school lets them know how their child is progressing.

The school offers a range of facilities including a library, music rooms, playing fields, a gymnasium, an outdoor playground, and a chapel. Sports provision covers gymnastics, rounders, athletics, and dance, while extracurricular clubs include coding, gardening, drama, and choir. For children with additional needs, the school lists SEND provisions for social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication, hearing and visual impairments, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder — though the parent view data shows no respondents answered the SEND support question, so it is unclear how many families with SEND children are currently represented. With nursery provision on site, the school suits families looking for a single setting from age 3 through to the end of Key Stage 1, particularly those who value strong pastoral care and high parental satisfaction. The oversubscription means early application is advisable, especially for first-preference families.

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