Skegby Junior Academy
Ash Grove, Skegby, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 3FH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Claire Bennett
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Greenwood Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Ashfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 139941
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623460329
About this school
Skegby Junior Academy is a primary academy in Sutton-in-Ashfield. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 192 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 April 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 37 | 36 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 56% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 64% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 72% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 58% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Skegby Junior Academy 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 | 51% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 155 |
| 2023/24 | 174 |
| 2024/25 | 194 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Skegby Junior Academy compares
Skegby Junior Academy ranked 160th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 5.3% | 56.2% | 192 | — |
| Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School | — | 8.3% | 49.4% | 177 | 0.4 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 4.5% | 16.4% | 353 | 0.6 miles |
| Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School | 20% | 7.2% | 46.2% | 258 | 1.2 miles |
| Forest Glade Primary School | 93% | 4.2% | 29.2% | 234 | 1.3 miles |
| Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School | 43% | 4.1% | 17.4% | 356 | 1.3 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)
- 56.19%
- English as an additional language
- 9.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.31%
- Persistent absence
- 7.5%
Location
Nearby schools
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Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
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St Andrew's CofE Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
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Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School1.2 miles
Primary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
-
Forest Glade Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
-
Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School1.3 miles
Primary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
Other schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield
Skegby Junior Academy ranks 6th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield.
- Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Croft Primary School Primary
- Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Forest Glade Primary School Primary
- Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School Primary
- Hillocks Primary Academy Primary
- Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Priestsic Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Andrew's CofE Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School Primary
- Woodland View Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Skegby Junior Academy teach?
- Skegby Junior Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Sutton-in-Ashfield.
- Who is the principal of Skegby Junior Academy?
- The principal of Skegby Junior Academy is Mrs Claire Bennett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Skegby Junior Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Skegby Junior Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Skegby Junior Academy?
- Skegby Junior Academy has 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Skegby Junior Academy full?
- Skegby Junior Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 192 on roll (91%), 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 Skegby Junior Academy a faith school?
- No. Skegby Junior Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Skegby Junior Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Skegby Junior Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Skegby Junior Academy?
- Skegby Junior Academy is part of GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Skegby Junior Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Skegby Junior Academy rank locally?
- Skegby Junior Academy ranked 160th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Skegby Junior Academy's absence rate?
- Skegby Junior Academy's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Skegby Junior Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Skegby Junior Academy'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 1 July 2026.