Porchester Junior School
Standhill Road, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 1LF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FLYING HIGH TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vicki Welsby
- Sponsor
- Flying High Trust
- Constituency
- Gedling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 143887
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159520920
About this school
Porchester Junior School is a primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 178 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 41 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 73% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 12% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 83% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 80% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 80% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Porchester 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 | 60% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 176 |
| 2023/24 | 174 |
| 2024/25 | 175 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Porchester Junior School compares
Porchester Junior School ranked 62nd of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.1% | 30.3% | 178 | — |
| Standhill Infants' School | — | 6.2% | 14.2% | 111 | 0.5 miles |
| Hogarth Academy | 74% | 5.6% | 31.7% | 212 | 0.5 miles |
| Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School | 61% | 5.7% | 34.3% | 414 | 0.7 miles |
| Westdale Infant and Nursery | — | 5% | 6.2% | 197 | 0.8 miles |
| Westdale Junior School | 63% | 3.5% | 19.8% | 235 | 0.8 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.29%
- English as an additional language
- 9.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.13%
- Persistent absence
- 11.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Standhill Infants' School0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Hogarth Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Westdale Infant and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Westdale Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Porchester Junior School ranks 54th 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 year groups does Porchester Junior School teach?
- Porchester Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Porchester Junior School?
- The headteacher of Porchester Junior School is Mrs Vicki Welsby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Porchester Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Porchester 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 big is Porchester Junior School?
- Porchester Junior School has 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Porchester Junior School full?
- Porchester Junior School has capacity for 180 pupils and 178 on roll (99%), 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 Porchester Junior School a faith school?
- No. Porchester Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Porchester Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Porchester Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Porchester Junior School?
- Porchester 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 Porchester Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Porchester Junior School rank locally?
- Porchester Junior School ranked 62nd of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Porchester Junior School's absence rate?
- Porchester 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 Porchester Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Porchester 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 10 July 2026.