Porchester Junior School

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamshireLocal Authority

GedlingConstituency

NG4 1LFPostcode

7.4

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Porchester Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 178 pupils. Porchester Junior School is part of FLYING HIGH TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 14 Apr 2026 · published 19 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 73%
Higher standard: 12%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

76%

Asian

Black

Mixed

10%

Chinese

Any other group

Pupils

178

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 178
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: FLYING HIGH TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 13 October 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
3 Oct 2011	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.