OFSTED
10 May 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
4 December 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
14 January 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Nottingham
Trust
ASPIRE MULTI - ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
461
412 full-time ·
49 part-time
Female pupils
238
51.6% of pupils
Male pupils
223
48.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.3 pts
above England
School
35.1%
Nottingham
36.9%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
51.9 pts
above England
School
72.2%
Nottingham
36.7%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Nottingham
0.7%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
48.6%
224
White British
9.5%
44
African
7.6%
35
Any other White background
6.7%
31
Any other ethnic group
4.3%
20
Gypsy / Roma
4.3%
20
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
24.5%
113 of
461 pupils
3.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
69.0%
8.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Reading
13.2 pts above England
School
87.0%
Nottingham
69.4%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Writing
5.7 pts above England
School
76.0%
Nottingham
68.5%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Maths
4.0 pts above England
School
76.0%
Nottingham
68.8%
East Midlands
71.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.08%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.13 pts
lower than
England
School
6.08%
Nottingham
6.82%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.90%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.09 pts
higher than
England
School
15.90%
Nottingham
18.73%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.35%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.46 pts
lower than
England
School
1.35%
Nottingham
2.30%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
96.0%
7.9 pts
above England
Scotholme Primary and Nursery School
96.0%
Nottingham
94.7%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.