Ryton Park is a much larger-than-average primary school serving an area of north Nottinghamshire. As a result of the closure of a nearby school that was subject to special measures, the number on roll of Ryton Park Primary more than doubled in 2009. However, the school still occupies the two original sites with children from Nursery to Year 6 on both sites. The school will move to new accommodation in September 2011. Most pupils are from White British heritage, but there is an increasing number from a wide range of other minority ethnic backgrounds. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is below average and a few are at an early stage of learning English as an additional language. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free scho ol meals is much higher than that seen nationally. The percentage of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is average. Most of these pupils have mild learning difficulties, although a very small number have more complex learning needs. The number of pupils who join or leave the school at times other than the normal times is much higher than in most schools. The school has gained Healthy Schools status, the International Schools Award, the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) excellence award and is a BECTA ICT best school regional winner for the East Midlands area.