SCHOOL PROFILE

Albany Junior School

Primary Community school URN 122546
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 73.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

21 April 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

19 January 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 2 March 2022
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 176 176 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 95 54.0% of pupils
Male pupils 81 46.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

43.8%
19.0 pts above England
School 43.8%
Broxtowe 21.3%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

19.9%
0.4 pts below England
School 19.9%
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
69.9%
123
African
6.8%
12
Any other White background
5.7%
10
Any other ethnic group
4.0%
7
Indian
2.8%
5
Chinese
2.3%
4
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 10.2% 18 of 176 pupils
10.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 10.2%
Broxtowe 14.4%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.7% 17 pupils
England 14.8% 5.1 pts below
EHC plans 0.6% 1 pupils
England 6.0% 5.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Speech, language & communication 3
Specific learning difficulty 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Multi-sensory impairment 1

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

33.0% 27.4 pts below England
School 33.0%
Broxtowe 62.6%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

64.0%

9.8 pts below England

School 64.0%
Broxtowe 73.6%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

56.0%

14.3 pts below England

School 56.0%
Broxtowe 71.0%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

44.0%

28.0 pts below England

School 44.0%
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

4.03%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.19 pts lower than England
School 4.03%
Broxtowe 5.19%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.56%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.26 pts lower than England
School 6.56%
Broxtowe 12.26%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.19%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.38 pts higher than England
School 2.19%
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

73.3% 14.9 pts below England
Albany Junior School
73.3%
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