John Clifford Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.152 miles
Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
John Clifford Primary School is a primary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 5 November 2024. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
John Clifford Primary 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 | 2.152 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure was the lowest of 5 schools: this one and the 4 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Nottinghamshire that have results.
- For Reception 2026 there were 35 first-choice applications for 35 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; the last distance offered was 2.152 miles, further than in 2025.
- At 28.5% of pupils, the free school meals figure compares with a middle figure of 19% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Nottinghamshire.
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
- Nether Street, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 2AT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Nottinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 347 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 5 November 2024
Strengths
- “There is a strong atmosphere of love and care here.”
- “Pupils are proud of their school’s cultural diversity.”
- “Alongside being respectful and open to different beliefs, pupils value being immersed in them.”
To improve
- “Recently, phonics attainment dipped compared to previous years.”
- “However, at times, lesson activities are not well designed to help pupils secure knowledge.”
- “This includes in the early years, where sometimes activities lack a meaningful purpose.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 47% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 35 first-preference applications, 35 offers in total, 35 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.
- Round Hill Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Beeston Rylands Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Beeston Fields Flying High Academy 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Trent Vale Infant School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Lanes Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bramcote CofE Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Eskdale Junior School 1.6 mi Not judged
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