Eskdale Junior School
Eskdale Drive, Chilwell, Nottingham, NG9 5NA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Robin Scruton
- Constituency
- Broxtowe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 248
- URN
- 122545
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159179272
About this school
Eskdale Junior School is a community primary school in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 248 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Eskdale 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 70 | 70 | 67 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 10% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 86% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 90% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 91% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Eskdale 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 | 76% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 260 |
| 2023/24 | 251 |
| 2024/25 | 248 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eskdale Junior School compares
Eskdale Junior School ranked 28th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 3.3% | 29% | 248 | — |
| Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.3% | 32.7% | 182 | 0.1 miles |
| Sunnyside Spencer Academy | 80% | 6.7% | 49.7% | 205 | 0.3 miles |
| The Lanes Primary School | — | — | — | 586 | 0.8 miles |
| Chetwynd Spencer Academy | 85% | 3% | 3.4% | 418 | 0.8 miles |
| Bispham Spencer Academy | — | — | — | 210 | 1.0 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)
- 29.03%
- English as an additional language
- 22.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.32%
- Persistent absence
- 7.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School0.1 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Sunnyside Spencer Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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The Lanes Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Chetwynd Spencer Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Bispham Spencer Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Eskdale Junior School ranks 29th 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 Eskdale Junior School teach?
- Eskdale Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Eskdale Junior School?
- The headteacher of Eskdale Junior School is Mr Robin Scruton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Eskdale Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eskdale 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 Eskdale Junior School?
- Eskdale Junior School has 248 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Eskdale Junior School full?
- Eskdale Junior School has capacity for 280 pupils and 248 on roll (89%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Eskdale Junior School a faith school?
- No. Eskdale Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Eskdale Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Eskdale Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Eskdale Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Eskdale Junior School compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- Eskdale Junior School ranked 28th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Eskdale Junior School's absence rate?
- Eskdale Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eskdale Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eskdale 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.