SCHOOL PROFILE

Eskdale Junior School

Primary Community school URN 122545
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 280 Published school capacity
Capacity used 88.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

1 October 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Nottinghamshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 248 248 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 120 48.4% of pupils
Male pupils 128 51.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

33.5%
8.7 pts above England
School 33.5%
Broxtowe 21.3%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

20.2%
0.1 pts below England
School 20.2%
Broxtowe 16.0%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Broxtowe 0.6%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
62.5%
155
Chinese
7.3%
18
African
6.0%
15
Any other White background
4.4%
11
Any other Asian background
3.2%
8
Any other Mixed background
3.2%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 13.3% 33 of 248 pupils
7.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.3%
Broxtowe 14.4%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.9% 32 pupils
England 14.8% 1.9 pts below
EHC plans 0.4% 1 pupils
England 6.0% 5.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Speech, language & communication 6
Specific learning difficulty 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Vision impairment 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

78.0% 17.6 pts above England
School 78.0%
Broxtowe 62.6%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
Broxtowe 73.6%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

82.0%

11.7 pts above England

School 82.0%
Broxtowe 71.0%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

84.0%

12.0 pts above England

School 84.0%
Broxtowe 73.4%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.32%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.89 pts lower than England
School 3.32%
Broxtowe 5.19%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.06%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.76 pts lower than England
School 7.06%
Broxtowe 12.26%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Broxtowe 1.11%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

88.6% 0.4 pts above England
Eskdale Junior School
88.6%
Broxtowe
91.4%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information