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James Peacock Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school
Manor Park, Ruddington, Nottingham NG11 6DS · jamespeacock.org.uk · 0115 914 4225
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 300
- 95% of 317 places
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 7.9%
- First language not English
- 8.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 81 families put the school first and 81 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 81 | 81 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 75 | 75 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 68 | 68 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 89 | 104 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 75 | 75 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
James Peacock Infant and Nursery School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 17 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Feb 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (91 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 91
- 30% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 12% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (13%) with SEND