Porchester Junior School
Primary schoolPorchester Junior School is a primary school in Gedling, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 178 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 14 April 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 73% of pupils at Porchester Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Nottinghamshire and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Standhill Infants' SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023760 m
- Hogarth AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, May 2024. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)820 m
- The Wells AcademySecondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 38.7 (2025/26, provisional)970 m
- Carlton AcademySecondary. School remains Good, November 2022. Attainment 8 of 50.2 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
- Walter Halls Primary and Early Years SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Westdale Infant and NurseryPrimary. School remains Good, May 20231.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Gedling
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).