Skegby Junior Academy

Skegby Junior Academy is performing well, having taken effective action to maintain the standards set at the previous inspection. The school is noted for its inclusive and nurturing environment, where pupils feel safe and valued. There is a strong emphasis on high expectations and an ambitious curriculum that supports pupil achievement, including for those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). However, some disadvantaged pupils have not fully benefited from recent curriculum improvements, leading to a lag in their assessment outcomes. The school is committed to ensuring all pupils engage effectively with learning.

Strengths

• Highly inclusive and welcoming environment
• Strong relationships and nurturing environment for pupils
• Ambitious curriculum that supports achievement
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Strong focus on emotional well-being and resilience
• Consistent approach to teaching phonics and reading
• Well-planned curriculum to build knowledge over time
• Rich extra-curricular experiences that enhance pupil confidence
• Effective safeguarding arrangements in place

Areas for Improvement

• Disadvantaged pupils lag behind in statutory assessments
• Some pupils miss out on learning to receive emotional support

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Skegby Junior Academy attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Skegby Junior Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Skegby Junior Academy had 17.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 53.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.7% of pupils at Skegby Junior Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Skegby Junior Academy received £7,548 and spent £8,729 for each of its 194 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £128,000 (£660 per pupil).

Across all 37 schools of Greenwood Academies Trust, income was £8,670 and spending £8,578 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Sutton-In-Ashfield · Nottinghamshire local authority: places and applications

Skegby Junior Academy is part of Greenwood Academies Trust, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:

• The Bramble Academy Mansfield
• Mansfield Primary Academy Mansfield
• The Brunts Academy Mansfield
• Nottingham Girls' Academy Nottingham
• The Wells Academy Nottingham
• Nottingham Academy Nottingham
• Nethergate Academy Nottingham
• Queensmead Primary Academy Leicester
• Studfall Infant Academy Corby
• Studfall Junior Academy Corby

What is Skegby Junior Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Skegby Junior Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Skegby Junior Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Skegby Junior Academy was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Skegby Junior Academy have?

Skegby Junior Academy has 192 pupils on roll.

What age range does Skegby Junior Academy cover?

Skegby Junior Academy for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Skegby Junior Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Skegby Junior Academy?

Skegby Junior Academy is at Ash Grove, Skegby, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 3FH.