Beeston Rylands Junior School
Trent Road, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 1LJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Head
- Mrs Catherine Turner
- Federation
- The Trent-Rylands Federation
- Constituency
- Broxtowe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 195
- URN
- 122540
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159178355
About this school
Beeston Rylands Junior School is a community primary school in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 195 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Beeston Rylands Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 November 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 50 | 49 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 65% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 10% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 78% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 78% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 82% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Beeston Rylands Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 180 |
| 2023/24 | 185 |
| 2024/25 | 182 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beeston Rylands Junior School compares
Beeston Rylands Junior School ranked 40th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 4.1% | 21.4% | 195 | — |
| Trent Vale Infant School | — | 4.8% | 18% | 148 | 0.1 miles |
| John Clifford Primary School | 47% | 6.6% | 27.3% | 347 | 0.7 miles |
| Round Hill Primary School | — | — | — | 510 | 0.9 miles |
| The Lanes Primary School | — | — | — | 586 | 0.9 miles |
| The Glapton Academy | 72% | 5% | 26.9% | 325 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.43%
- English as an additional language
- 18.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.05%
- Persistent absence
- 8.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Trent Vale Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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John Clifford Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Round Hill Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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The Lanes Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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The Glapton Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Beeston Rylands Junior School ranks 38th of the 189 ranked primary schools in Nottingham.
- Abbey Gates Primary School Primary
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery Primary
- Abbey Road Primary School Primary
- Albany Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Albany Junior School Primary
- Aldercar Infant School Primary
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School Primary
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Primary
- Ambleside Primary School Primary
- Annesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Primary
- Arnbrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Beeston Rylands Junior School teach?
- Beeston Rylands Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the executive head of Beeston Rylands Junior School?
- The executive head of Beeston Rylands Junior School is Mrs Catherine Turner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beeston Rylands Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beeston Rylands Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Beeston Rylands Junior School?
- Beeston Rylands Junior School has 195 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Beeston Rylands Junior School full?
- Beeston Rylands Junior School has capacity for 200 pupils and 195 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Beeston Rylands Junior School a faith school?
- No. Beeston Rylands Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Beeston Rylands Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Beeston Rylands Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Beeston Rylands Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Beeston Rylands Junior School is part of the The Trent-Rylands Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Beeston Rylands Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beeston Rylands Junior School compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- Beeston Rylands Junior School ranked 40th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beeston Rylands Junior School's absence rate?
- Beeston Rylands Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beeston Rylands Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beeston Rylands Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.