Killisick Junior School
Killisick Road, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 8BY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FLYING HIGH TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Carpenter
- Sponsor
- Flying High Trust
- Constituency
- Gedling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 191
- URN
- 143470
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159535585
About this school
Killisick Junior School is a primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 191 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Killisick 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 48 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 85% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 15% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 85% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 85% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 88% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Killisick 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 | 68% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 85% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 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 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 193 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Killisick Junior School compares
Killisick Junior School ranked 70th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 5.6% | 36.3% | 191 | — |
| Pinewood Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.3% | 31.6% | 185 | 0.1 miles |
| Coppice Farm Primary School | 73% | 4.9% | 16.4% | 188 | 0.4 miles |
| Robert Mellors Primary Academy | 72% | 5.5% | 39.5% | 294 | 0.5 miles |
| Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery School | 63% | 4.8% | 22.6% | 420 | 0.6 miles |
| Arnold View Primary School | 77% | 4.9% | 19.4% | 319 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report9 October 2024
- 10 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.27%
- English as an additional language
- 15%
- Overall absence
- 5.6%
- Persistent absence
- 16.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pinewood Infant and Nursery School0.1 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Coppice Farm Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Robert Mellors Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Arnold View Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Killisick Junior School ranks 62nd 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 Killisick Junior School teach?
- Killisick Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Killisick Junior School?
- The headteacher of Killisick Junior School is Mrs Karen Carpenter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Killisick Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Killisick 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 Killisick Junior School?
- Killisick Junior School has 191 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Killisick Junior School full?
- Killisick Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 191 on roll (80%), 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 Killisick Junior School a faith school?
- No. Killisick Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Killisick Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Killisick Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Killisick Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Killisick Junior School is part of FLYING HIGH TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Killisick Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Killisick Junior School compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- Killisick Junior School ranked 70th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Killisick Junior School's absence rate?
- Killisick Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Killisick Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Killisick 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 2 July 2026.