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Eskdale Junior School

Community school · Nottingham · NG9 5NA

Ages 7–11 · 248 pupils · Nottinghamshire

Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

74%

Overall absence

3.8%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-01

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)74%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.2%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
264

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill89%

248 pupils · 280 places

Pupils on roll
248
Boys / girls
128 / 120
School capacity
280
Capacity fill
248 / 280 (89%)
Free school meals
33.5%
FSM pupils
83
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Robin Scruton

Location

Address
Eskdale Drive, Chilwell, Beeston
Postcode
NG9 5NA
Town
Nottingham
County
Nottinghamshire
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
District
Broxtowe
Constituency
Broxtowe
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 7–11, in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 248 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 33.5%.

Open schools in Nottingham
309
Primary schools in Nottingham
226
Academies among open schools in Nottingham
60% (185)
Open schools in NG9
27
Primary in NG9
21
Open schools in Nottinghamshire LA
371
Primary in Nottinghamshire LA
286

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Sunnyside Spencer Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Nottingham · NG9 4HQ · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM48.3%
    • Demand0.96

    0.3 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG9 4BB · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM8.7%

    0.8 miles away

  • Chetwynd Spencer Academy

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG9 6FW · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM1.4%
    • Demand1.12

    0.8 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG9 6GJ · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 7–11

    • FSM11.4%

    1.0 miles away

  • Bramcote CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG9 3HE · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence3.6%
    • FSM10.1%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Fairfield Spencer Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG9 7HB · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM25.2%
    • Demand0.98

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Robin Scruton
Telephone
01159179272

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