James Peacock Infant and Nursery School

Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

4.929 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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James Peacock Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 April 2024. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

James Peacock Infant and Nursery School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	4.929 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 1 earlier figure.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 4.929 miles away, nearer than in 2025 and further than in 2018.
The 4.929 miles was the 48th longest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (this one included); the middle figure was 2.20 miles.
In 2026 Reception entry there were 81 first-choice applications for 81 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
For Reception 2026, 12 of the 112 applications (11%) came from families living outside Nottinghamshire, and 7 offers went to them.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Nottinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Manor Park, Ruddington, Nottingham, NG11 6DS
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–7
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 300 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 9% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 24

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 17 April 2024

Strengths

“The school’s values of being ‘PROUD’ shine brightly in this school.”
“There are proud pupils, parents and carers, staff and governors.”
“The school community is supportive of the school’s positive ethos and inclusive values.”

To improve

“It is still developing and improving its approach to assessment in some subjects.”
“Because of this, teachers are not always secure which aspects of pupils’ knowledge must be deepened.”
“This means that sometimes, some pupils do not achieve as well as they might in securing higher standards.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 81 first-preference applications, 81 offers in total, 81 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.

St Peter's CofE Junior School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
Rosecliffe Spencer Academy 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
Heymann Primary and Nursery School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
Greythorn Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Jesse Gray Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Bunny CofE Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Edwalton Primary School 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
West Bridgford Junior School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade