Arno Vale Junior School
Arno Vale Junior School is an academy converter in Nottingham for pupils aged 7 to 11. It has 238 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Arno Vale Junior School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024 of its predecessor, Arno Vale Junior School.
Ofsted inspection: May 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 7-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Saville Road Woodthorpe Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG5 4JF |
| Reference Number | 150645 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 238 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 52.52%
Girls: 47.48% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 9.7% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 8% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 29.8 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 29 | 31 | 60 |
| 4 | 31 | 29 | 60 |
| 5 | 34 | 26 | 60 |
| 6 | 31 | 27 | 58 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 75.6% |
| Pakistani | 5% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 4.2% |
| Unclassified | 4.2% |
| White, Other | 3.8% |
| Mixed, Other | 2.1% |
| White & Asian | 1.7% |
| Indian | 0.8% |
| Chinese | 0.4% |
| Caribbean | 0.4% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Arno Vale Junior School, inspected in May 2024.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 08 May 2025 | Academy conversion letter |
Places and pupil numbers
In 2024–25 Arno Vale Junior School had 237 pupils for 240 places. 3 places (1.2%) were unfilled.
Reception intake in the “Arnold Primary” planning area
Nottinghamshire counted 444 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 422 in 2029–30, down 5%.
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 2025–26 Arno Vale Junior School had 22.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).
Pupils per teacher
| 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 13.8 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – |
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, 7.6% of pupils at Arno Vale Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 6 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 4 | 0 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 3 | 0 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 2 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 1 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
| Vision impairment | 1 | 0 |
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.
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All schools in Nottingham · Nottinghamshire local authority: places and applications
Arno Vale Junior School is part of The White Hills Park Trust Ltd, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:
- Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
- John Clifford Primary School Nottingham
- Foxwood Academy Nottingham
- Bramcote College Nottingham
- Alderman White School Nottingham
- The Lanes Primary School Nottingham
- The Florence Nightingale Academy Nottingham
- Springbank Academy Nottingham
What is Arno Vale Junior School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Arno Vale Junior School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024 of its predecessor, Arno Vale Junior School.
When was Arno Vale Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?
Arno Vale Junior School was last inspected in May 2025.
How many pupils does Arno Vale Junior School have?
Arno Vale Junior School has 238 pupils on roll.
What age range does Arno Vale Junior School cover?
Arno Vale Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.
Where is Arno Vale Junior School?
Arno Vale Junior School is at Saville Road, Woodthorpe, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 4JF.