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Schools in Nottinghamshire

A council (local authority) in the East Midlands

  • Council
  • 598 schools and nurseries
  • 126,075 pupils
  • 31 towns and villages

In short: Most primary schools here are rated Good or better, about the same as across England. Results at 11 are close to England, and results at 16 were close to England in 2026. Fewer pupils miss a lot of school than across England.

Three children with backpacks crossing a street
A red-brick school building under a blue sky
31 towns

Nottinghamshire at a glance

Ahead of England on attendance

How Nottinghamshire's schools compare with England, area by area.

DfE and Ofsted data, 2014 to 2026How we work this out
  • Schools and nurseries598286 primary · 44 secondary · 234 nurseries
  • Primaries Good or better96%England 96%
  • Met the standard at 1164%England 62%
  • Grade 5 in English and maths48%Attainment 8 46.7, England 46.2
  • Free school meals, primary23%A sign of family income
  • Missed a lot of school17%England 18%
Top-rated

The highest-rated schools in Nottinghamshire

Primary and secondary schools are ranked by Eduscope score, which weighs up results, inspections, attendance and more. Nurseries, special and independent schools aren't ranked. A high score isn't everything: always visit.

All Nottinghamshire primary schools

Top Primary Schools in Nottinghamshire

286 mainstream schools in Nottinghamshire, best first

Chetwynd Spencer Academy

Nottingham, NG9 6FW · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

  • Ofsted:Outstanding

Results well above the England average.

65 first choices, 64 offers made

Met the standard at 1185%

England 62%

Days missed
3.0%
Pupils
418
Pupils per teacher
20.0
View school Chetwynd Spencer Academy
See all 317 primary schools

Top Secondary Schools in Nottinghamshire

44 mainstream schools in Nottinghamshire, best first

The West Bridgford School

Nottingham, NG2 7FA · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

  • Ofsted:Outstanding

Results well above the England average.

331 first choices, 267 offers made

Attainment 8 at 1661.4

England 46.2

Days missed
4.5%
Pupils
1,809
Pupils per teacher
17.0
View school The West Bridgford School

Rushcliffe Spencer Academy

Nottingham, NG2 7BW · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

  • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area

Results well above the England average.

363 first choices, 358 offers made

Attainment 8 at 1658.3

England 46.2

Days missed
7.5%
Pupils
2,039
Pupils per teacher
18.8
View school Rushcliffe Spencer Academy

The Becket School

West Bridgford, NG2 7QY · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

  • Ofsted:Good

Results above the England average.

229 first choices, 171 offers made

Attainment 8 at 1652.3

England 46.2

Days missed
5.8%
Pupils
1,157
Pupils per teacher
17.8
View school The Becket School
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Nurseries in Nottinghamshire

234 in Nottinghamshire, highest Ofsted grade first

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Sixth Forms in Nottinghamshire

51 in Nottinghamshire, by the school's Eduscope score

The West Bridgford School

Nottingham, NG2 7FA · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

  • Ofsted:Outstanding

Results well above the England average.

331 first choices, 267 offers made

Attainment 8 at 1661.4

England 46.2

Days missed
4.5%
Pupils
1,809
Pupils per teacher
17.0
View school The West Bridgford School

Rushcliffe Spencer Academy

Nottingham, NG2 7BW · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

  • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area

Results well above the England average.

363 first choices, 358 offers made

Attainment 8 at 1658.3

England 46.2

Days missed
7.5%
Pupils
2,039
Pupils per teacher
18.8
View school Rushcliffe Spencer Academy

The Becket School

West Bridgford, NG2 7QY · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

  • Ofsted:Good

Results above the England average.

229 first choices, 171 offers made

Attainment 8 at 1652.3

England 46.2

Days missed
5.8%
Pupils
1,157
Pupils per teacher
17.8
View school The Becket School
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Special Schools in Nottinghamshire

28 in Nottinghamshire. Eduscope doesn't rank these.

Carlton Digby School

Nottingham, NG3 6DS · Special · All-through · Ages 4 to 18

  • Ofsted:Outstanding

Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

Results

Not published for this kind of school.

Days missed
6.8%
Pupils
97
Pupils per teacher
5.3
View school Carlton Digby School

Dawn House School

Nr Mansfield, Notts, NG21 0DQ · Special · All-through · Ages 5 to 19

  • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area

Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

Results

Not published for this kind of school.

Days missed
14.2%
Pupils
113
Pupils per teacher
–
View school Dawn House School

Easthorpe School

Ng11 6lq · Independent · All-through · Ages 7 to 18

  • Ofsted:Outstanding

Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

Results

Not published for this kind of school.

Days missed
–
Pupils
64
Pupils per teacher
–
View school Easthorpe School
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Private Schools in Nottinghamshire

19 in Nottinghamshire. Eduscope doesn't rank these.

Easthorpe School

Ng11 6lq · Independent · All-through · Ages 7 to 18

  • Ofsted:Outstanding

Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

Results

Not published for this kind of school.

Days missed
–
Pupils
64
Pupils per teacher
–
View school Easthorpe School

Aurora Mansfield School

Mansfield, NG18 2AD · Independent · All-through · Ages 7 to 19

  • Ofsted:Good

Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

Results

Not published for this kind of school.

Days missed
–
Pupils
145
Pupils per teacher
–
View school Aurora Mansfield School
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The map

Every school in Nottinghamshire, on one map

Each dot is a school or nursery, coloured by its latest Ofsted grade. Point at a dot to see its name, or use the list.

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Annesley Primary and Nursery School, GoodNettleworth Infant and Nursery School, GoodLeas Park Junior School, GoodJohn T Rice Infant and Nursery School, GoodNewlands Junior School, Expected standard or betterCroft Primary School, Requires improvement in 2 areasPriestsic Primary and Nursery School, GoodHealdswood Infants' and Nursery School, Needs attention in 4 areasDalestorth Primary and Nursery School, GoodHetts Lane Infant and Nursery School, GoodEastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools), Requires improvement in 2 areasNetherfield Infant School (Welbeck Federation of Schools), GoodSherwood Junior School, Urgent improvement in 1 areaWoodthorpe Infant School, Good in every areaCoppice Farm Primary School, GoodPinewood Infant and Nursery School, OutstandingMapperley Plains Primary and Nursery School, Good in every areaStandhill Infants' School, GoodPriory Junior School, GoodPhoenix Infant and Nursery School, GoodWestdale Infant and Nursery, GoodBramcote Hills Primary School, Strong standard in every areaBeeston Rylands Junior School, GoodTrent Vale Infant School, GoodEskdale Junior School, Outstanding in every areaAlbany Junior School, Needs attention in 1 areaAlbany Infant and Nursery School, GoodWilliam Lilley Infant and Nursery School, GoodHallcroft Infant and Nursery School, Expected standard or betterToton Banks Road Infant and Nursery School, Good in every areaBrinsley Primary and Nursery School, GoodLawrence View Primary and Nursery School, GoodLarkfields Junior School, GoodBagthorpe Primary School, Good in every areaJacksdale Primary and Nursery School, Needs attention in 2 areasHolly Hill Primary and Nursery School, GoodWestwood Infant and Nursery School, GoodBeardall Fields Primary and Nursery School, Needs attention in 2 areasButler's Hill Infant and Nursery School, GoodBroomhill Junior School, GoodEdgewood Primary and Nursery School, GoodLeen Mills Primary School, GoodLady Bay Primary School, GoodWest Bridgford Infant School, GoodJesse Gray Primary School, Expected standard or betterWest Bridgford Junior School, Strong standard in every areaRedlands Primary and Nursery School, Good in every areaChuter Ede Primary School, Good in every areaBeckingham Primary School, GoodCarnarvon Primary School, GoodManor Park Infant and Nursery School, Needs attention in 1 areaRamsden Primary School, GoodClarborough Primary School, GoodJohn Blow Primary School, GoodLantern Lane Primary and Nursery School, GoodKing Edwin Primary and Nursery School, GoodElkesley Primary and Nursery School, Good in every areaEast Markham Primary School, GoodEverton Primary School, GoodGotham Primary School, Needs attention in 5 areasQueen Eleanor Primary School, Needs attention in 1 areaWillow Brook Primary School, GoodMisson Primary School, GoodMattersey Primary School, GoodLambley Primary School, GoodMisterton Primary and Nursery School, GoodNewstead Primary and Nursery School, Needs attention in 1 areaAbbey Gates Primary School, GoodNorth Clifton Primary School, Expected standard or betterOrston Primary School, GoodRadcliffe-on-Trent Infant and Nursery School, GoodRadcliffe-on-Trent Junior School, GoodRampton Primary School, Needs attention in 5 areasJames Peacock Infant and Nursery School, GoodSutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School, GoodWalkeringham Primary School, GoodWilloughby Primary School, Expected standard in every areaMorven Park Primary and Nursery School, GoodOrchard Primary School and Nursery, Needs attention in 1 areaHolly Primary School, GoodProspect Hill Infant and Nursery School, GoodProspect Hill Junior School, GoodChurch Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit, GoodCarr Hill Primary and Nursery School, GoodHeatherley Primary School, GoodSt Edmund's CofE (C) Primary & Nursery School, Needs attention in 2 areasSt Andrew's CofE Primary and Nursery School, GoodAll Hallows CofE Primary School, Requires improvementSt John's CofE Primary School, Good in every areaUnderwood Church of England Primary School, GoodRanby CofE Primary School, GoodBunny CofE Primary and Nursery School, GoodSt Wilfrid's CofE Primary School, Good or betterCaunton Dean Hole CofE Primary School, Good in every areaCostock CofE Primary School, Good in every areaDunham-on-Trent CofE Primary School, Good in every areaCuckney CofE Primary School, GoodSt Peter's CofE Junior School, Expected standard or betterWalesby CofE Primary School, Expected standard in every areaTrowell CofE Primary School, GoodNorth Wheatley Church of England Primary School, Requires improvement in 1 areaBramcote CofE Primary School, GoodSt Luke's CofE (Aided) Primary School, GoodSt Anne's CofE Primary School, GoodChrist Church C of E Primary School, GoodThe Primary School of St Mary and St Martin, GoodAll Saints Anglican/Methodist Primary School, GoodSt Peter's CofE Primary and Nursery School, GoodLowdham CofE Primary School, OutstandingSturton CofE Primary School, GoodSutton-Cum-Lound CofE School, GoodWood's Foundation CofE Primary School, GoodChilwell School, GoodHighfields School, InspectedWorksop College, InspectedWellow House School, InspectedPlumtree School, InspectedSalterford House School, InspectedCarlton Digby School, OutstandingSt Giles School, GoodDawn House School, Outstanding in every areaAsh Lea Academy, GoodBlue Mountain Education, GoodArnold View Primary School, GoodGateford Park Primary School, GoodRavenshead CofE Primary School, GoodPortland College, OutstandingPierrepont Gamston Primary School, Needs attention in 2 areasBerry Hill Primary School, GoodCrescent Primary School, OutstandingAsquith Primary School, Needs attention in 6 areasNorthfield Primary and Nursery School, Good in every areaWynndale Primary School, Expected standard or betterFarmilo Primary School and Nursery, GoodIntake Farm Primary School, GoodHigh Oakham Primary School, GoodOrdsall Primary School, GoodHope House School, GoodGreasley Beauvale Primary and Nursery School, Needs attention in 1 areaSherwood Church Academy, Requires improvement in 2 areasDukes Wood School, GoodBarnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school, GoodGeorge Spencer Academy, GoodRedhill Academy, OutstandingThe West Bridgford School, OutstandingToot Hill School, GoodCarlton Academy, GoodSouth Nottinghamshire Academy, GoodRetford Oaks Academy, GoodSerlby Park Academy, GoodThe Manor Academy, GoodThe National CofE Academy, GoodTuxford Academy, GoodNorbridge Academy, Outstanding in every areaThe Becket School, GoodSt Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School, GoodThe Joseph Whitaker School, Good in every areaThe Brunts Academy, Expected standard or betterQuarrydale Academy, Requires improvement in 5 areasThe Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy, GoodAshfield Comprehensive School, Expected standard or betterLeverton Church of England Academy, GoodChetwynd Spencer Academy, OutstandingThe Elizabethan Academy, GoodThe South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form, Good or betterOutwood Academy Valley, GoodOutwood Academy Portland, Good in every areaCotgrave Candleby Lane School, OutstandingMeden School, GoodRushcliffe Spencer Academy, Outstanding in every areaMansfield Primary Academy, GoodThe Kimberley School, GoodFoxwood Academy, GoodChrist The King Voluntary Academy, GoodThe Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold, Outstanding in every areaHoly Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy, GoodThe Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy, Good in every areaAlderman White School, Expected standard or betterBramcote College, GoodEast Leake Academy, Good in every areaKingston Park Academy, Expected standard in every areaThe Dukeries Academy, Needs attention in 1 areaSutton Community Academy, Needs attention in 1 areaTuxford Primary Academy, GoodSkegby Junior Academy, GoodThe Holgate Academy, Requires improvementFairfield Spencer Academy, Expected standard in every areaHillside Primary and Nursery School, GoodArnbrook Primary School, Needs attention in 1 areaThe Flying High Academy, GoodBishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy, GoodMagnus Church of England Academy, Requires improvement in 2 areasArchbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy, OutstandingEast Bridgford St Peters Church of England Academy, GoodSunnyside Spencer Academy, Outstanding in every areaPeafield Lane Academy, GoodBirklands Primary School, Expected standard or betterAll Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy, GoodHoly Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy, GoodSt Patrick's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, GoodThe Beech Academy, GoodHall Park Academy, GoodThe Bramble Academy, GoodSt Philip Neri With St Bede Catholic Voluntary Academy, GoodHarworth Church of England Academy, GoodSparken Hill Academy, GoodSt Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School, Needs attention in 1 areaThe Sir Donald Bailey Academy, GoodErnehale Junior School, GoodBeeston Fields Flying High Academy, Outstanding in every areaBilsthorpe Flying High Academy, GoodSt Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, GoodSt. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, GoodEdwalton Primary School, GoodHaddon Primary and Nursery School, GoodSt John's CofE Academy, GoodAurora Mansfield School, GoodGreythorn Primary School, GoodSelston High School, GoodWorksop Priory Church of England Primary Academy, Good in every areaThe Parkgate Academy, GoodRobert Miles Junior School, GoodSt Peter's Crosskeys CofE Academy, Good in every areaHeymann Primary and Nursery School, Good or betterGreenwood Primary and Nursery School, Good or betterBurntstump Seely CofE Primary Academy, GoodKeyworth Primary and Nursery School, Good in every areaBurton Joyce Primary School, GoodCrossdale Primary School, GoodKirkby Woodhouse School, GoodTollerton Primary School, GoodCropwell Bishop Primary School, GoodKillisick Junior School, GoodHorsendale Primary School, GoodRanskill Primary School, GoodThe King's Church of England Primary Academy, GoodPorchester Junior School, Strong standard in every areaThe Forest View Academy, GoodLeamington Primary and Nursery Academy, GoodRedgate Primary Academy, Strong standard in every areaRobert Miles Infant School, GoodColonel Frank Seely Academy, GoodSir John Sherbrooke Junior School, GoodMapplewells Primary and Nursery School, Outstanding in every areaSt Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Mansfield, GoodWestdale Junior School, GoodWainwright Primary Academy, GoodQueen Elizabeth's Academy, GoodThe Newark Academy, GoodBracken Lane Primary Academy, Strong standard in every areaGunthorpe CofE Primary School, Expected standard or betterThrumpton Primary Academy, Expected standard in every areaSamuel Barlow Primary Academy, Needs attention in 2 areasYeoman Park Academy, Outstanding in every areaSt Mary's Church of England Primary School, Edwinstowe, Good in every areaThe Garibaldi School, GoodThe Suthers School, GoodThe West Park Academy, Expected standard in every areaThe Carlton Junior Academy, Good or betterRobert Mellors Primary Academy, GoodNetherfield Primary School, GoodAlderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School, GoodThe Carlton Infant Academy, Expected standard or betterWillow Farm Primary School, Expected standard or betterSt Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy, Urgent improvement in 1 areaMornington Primary School, GoodPollyteach Limited, GoodFarnsfield St Michael's Church of England Primary School, GoodGilthill Primary School, GoodLowe's Wong Infant School, Expected standard in every areaThe Minster School, GoodKimberley Primary School, GoodHalam Church of England Primary School, GoodHoly Trinity CofE Infant School, Good or betterBleasby Church of England Primary School, GoodAwsworth Primary and Nursery School, GoodLarkfields Infant School, GoodHollywell Primary School, GoodHillocks Primary Academy, Requires improvementAPTCOO - A Place to Call Our Own, GoodParkdale Primary School, GoodFlintham Primary School, GoodWestbourne School, GoodThe Python Hill Academy, GoodBrookside Primary School, GoodOak Tree Primary School, GoodArnold Hill Spencer Academy, Good or betterErnehale Infant School, GoodLangold Dyscarr Community School, GoodHucknall Flying High Academy, OutstandingRichard Bonington Primary and Nursery School, GoodHaggonfields Primary and Nursery School, Requires improvement in 1 areaForest Glade Primary School, GoodHucknall National Church of England Primary School, GoodRosecliffe Spencer Academy, GoodThe Florence Nightingale Academy, GoodVenture Learning, GoodAbbey Road Primary School, GoodProgression 2 Work, Requires improvementWinthorpe Primary School, GoodJohn Hunt Academy, GoodJohn Clifford Primary School, Good in every areaThe St Augustine's Academy, GoodAbbey Primary School, GoodSpringbank Academy, GoodHawthorne Primary and Nursery School, GoodMount CofE Primary School, Requires improvement in 1 areaBlidworth Oaks Primary School, Good in every areaHeathlands Primary School, Expected standard in every areaCotgrave Church of England Primary School, Needs attention in 3 areasBingham Primary School, Good in every areaMillside Spencer Academy, Good or betterRivendell Flying High Academy, Outstanding in every areaBrierley Forest Primary and Nursery School, Urgent improvement in 1 areaWoodland View Primary and Nursery School, Requires improvementEasthorpe School, OutstandingSelston Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Good in every areaHuthwaite All Saints Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Expected standard in every areaFountaindale School, Good in every areaOutwood Academy Kirkby, Requires improvement in 1 areaHoly Family Catholic Primary School, Needs attention in 2 areasKingsway Primary School, GoodLinby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School, Expected standard in every areaGamston St Peter's CofE Primary School, GoodSt Patrick's Catholic Primary School, GoodBracken Hill School, GoodSutton Road Primary School, GoodHolgate Primary and Nursery School, GoodKing Edward Primary School & Nursery, GoodStanhope Primary and Nursery School, Requires improvementAbbey Hill Primary & Nursery, GoodLangar CofE Primary School, GoodRound Hill Primary School, GoodSir Edmund Hillary Academy, Requires improvementBispham Spencer Academy, GoodLake View Primary and Nursery School, GoodCarlton le Willows Academy, InadequateArno Vale Junior School, GoodArnold Mill Primary and Nursery School, GoodEndeavour Academy, InadequateWhipman Woods Flying High AcademyLowe's Wong Anglican Methodist Junior School, GoodBestwood Village School, GoodCoddington CofE Primary and Nursery School, GoodSutton Bonington Primary School, GoodNormanton-On-Soar Primary School, Requires improvementMaun Infant and Nursery School, Requires improvementForest Town Primary School, Requires improvementNewark Flying High Academy, Requires improvementThe Lanes Primary School, GoodThoresby Vale Primary AcademyHorizons AcademyColwick St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy, GoodKirklington Primary School, GoodBright Fields School, Needs attention in 2 areasWadsworth Fields Primary School, GoodKinoulton Primary School, GoodMuskham Primary School, GoodSt Matthew's CofE Primary School, GoodNorwell CofE Primary School, GoodKneesall CofE Primary Academy, GoodLongdale Lodge Outdoor Learning CentreNewark Orchard School, GoodCedar House Day Nursery, Expected standard or betterWhite House Day Nursery (Notts) Ltd, Expected standard or betterCherubs Edwinstowe, GoodThe Lime Trees, OutstandingCHILD FIRST WELBECK, GoodWestbourne House Nursery, GoodSt Giles Preschool, GoodSmarties Private Day Nursery, GoodWest Street Pre-school, GoodThe Wolds Day Nursery, OutstandingLowdham Preschool, GoodNoah's Ark Playgroup, GoodPuddleducks Pre-school (Worksop), GoodCherubs Worksop, GoodHucknall Pre-School Playgroup, GoodRadcliffe-on-Trent Day Nursery, OutstandingSerendipitys Day Nursery and Pre-school, Expected standard in every areaCherubs Sutton In Ashfield, GoodHaywood Road Pre-School Playgroup, GoodCountry Kids Day Nursery, GoodEast Leake Pre-School Playgroup, GoodLittle Plums Day Nursery, GoodKimberley Pre-School Playgroup, GoodWillow Brook Pre School, OutstandingWilliam Gladstone Childcare, GoodBusy Bees Day Nursery at Nottingham Daybrook, GoodPapplewick Pre-School, GoodCarnarvon Pre School, GoodTreetops Vicar Water, OutstandingPaper Moon Day Nursery, GoodSerendipitys Day Nursery and Pre-school, GoodZoe's Childcare Newgate Lane, GoodChildren 1st @ Plum Tree, GoodEarly Years Playgroup, GoodCountry Kids Day Nursery, GoodPartou Arnold Day Nursery & Pre-School, GoodThe Good Shepherd Pre-School, GoodLittle Friends, GoodBramcote Pre School Playgroup, GoodFarnsfield Pre-school Playgroup, GoodAwsworth Schoolhouse Day Nursery, GoodHucknall Day Nursery, GoodRyan House Day Nursery, OutstandingThe Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough), GoodThe Secret Garden Private Day Nursery (attenborough), GoodEast Leake Day Nursery, GoodBalderton Village Day Nursery, GoodKindred Beeston, GoodLittle Elms Pre-School, GoodGood Foundations Day Nursery, GoodTreetops Toton, GoodStaunton Montessori Nursery School, OutstandingButtercross Pre School, GoodThe Learning Tree Nursery, GoodWoodborough Village Pre-School, GoodThe Railway Children Playgroup, GoodDiggory's Day Nursery Limited, GoodAlphabet House Day Nursery, GoodPreschool 345, GoodRavenshead Preschool Playgroup, GoodHappy Days Childcare Services, GoodOld Co-operative Day Nursery, GoodChildren 1st @ Newark Centre, GoodPaper Moon Day Nursery, GoodAttenborough Church Pre-School, GoodShaping Futures, GoodThe Lime Trees, OutstandingThe Village Nursery, GoodLittle Beans Playgroup, Needs attention in 6 areasLittle Wrens Nursery, GoodCountry Kids Day Nursery Farndon, GoodCherubs Children's Centre Wynndale, GoodToddlers University, GoodPortland Place Pre-School, GoodBalderton Pre-School, GoodPaper Moon Day Nursery, GoodThe Orchard Day Nursery, GoodWoodthorpe Day Nursery, GoodSutton Centre Under Fives, GoodSerendipitys Day Nursery and Pre-school, GoodPhoenix Park Nursery, GoodAll Aboard Nursery Ltd, GoodBusy Bees Day Nursery at Southwell, GoodCranmer Pre-School, GoodTreetops Worksop, GoodWeaverthorpe Pre-School, GoodTiny Tots Pre School, GoodBig Yellow Door Nursery, GoodSouthfields Pre-School, GoodThe Honey Pot Private Day Nursery (Burton Joyce) Ltd, GoodHorsendale Playgroup, GoodChildren 1st @ Toton, GoodChildren 1st @ Newark, GoodThe Ark at Wellin Lane Pre-School, GoodPaper Moon Nurseries, GoodCarlton and Gedling Day Nursery, GoodThe Windmill Kindergarten CIC, GoodKindred White Post, GoodSara Atkinsons Day Nursery, GoodThe Rocking Horse Childcare Centre, GoodKindred West Bridgford, GoodArnold House Day Nursery, GoodLeen Mills Pre School Playgroup, GoodBircotes Pre-School, GoodThe Secret Garden, GoodSutton Bonington Pre-School Playgroup, GoodLittle Kites Playgroup, GoodAllsorts Preschool Underwood, GoodFernwood Day Nursery, Out of School & Holiday Club, GoodTollerton Playgroup, GoodCherubs Ruddington, GoodRadcliffe On Trent Pre-School Playgroup, GoodBusy Bees at Edwalton, GoodHucknall Day Nursery Ltd, GoodJesters Childcare Ltd, GoodCoteswood House Pre-School and Day Nursery, GoodBrooklyn Day Nursery, OutstandingRuddington Day Nursery, OutstandingLittle Acorns Pre-school, OutstandingPartou Leo's Day Nursery & Pre-School, GoodAshbourne Day Nurseries at New Ollerton, GoodBusy Bunnies Ashfield, GoodGrosvenor House Day Nursery And Pre-School, GoodHolly House Nursery Doncaster Ltd, GoodKids Planet Mapperley, Requires improvementWiggles and Giggles, GoodSt Marys Pre-School, GoodKids Planet Lowdham, GoodThe Orange Tree Day Nursery @ Hucknall, GoodYellow Brick Road Daycare Tuxford, GoodSt John's Preschool Playgroup, GoodWatnall Preschool, GoodDragonflies Day Nursery, GoodKidzgrove Daycare Ltd, GoodBright Sparks Private Day Nursery Limited, GoodThe Lime Trees, OutstandingShaping Futures, GoodPartou Radcliffe Road Day Nursery & Pre-School, GoodEast Leake Village Day Nursery, GoodJelly Beans Day Nursery Stapleford, GoodLittle Nippers Preschool, GoodSconce Hills Pre-School Playgroup, GoodThrumpton Kids Clubs, GoodMillfield Nursery School, GoodMuskham Preschool, GoodCrocodile Rock Day Care, GoodWilloughby-on-the-Wolds Pre-School Playgroup, GoodChildren's House Southwell, GoodPre-School Learning Alliance New Woods Childcare, GoodWillow Childcare & Training, OutstandingTiny Talkers Day Nursery, GoodKindred Lowdham, GoodCountry Kids Day Nursery, GoodSerendipity's Day Nursery and Pre-school, GoodThe Lime Trees at Keyworth Primary School, GoodLady Bay Pre-School, GoodKilton Nursery, GoodThe Lime Trees at Crossdale Primary School, OutstandingClaremont House Nursery School, GoodChurch House Day Nursery, GoodSafe Haven day Nursery, GoodKillisick Pre-School, GoodWillow Pre-School, GoodCreative Hands Childcare Limited, GoodKids Planet West Bridgford, GoodLittle Owls Day Nursery, GoodLittle Explorers Mansfield LTD, GoodLittle Adventurers Forest School (Walesby) Ltd, GoodRushcliffe Montessori and Nursery School, GoodRainbows Day Nursery, Needs attention in 2 areasThe Hermitage Pre-School, GoodLittle Millers Day Nursery and Out of School Club, GoodCherubs Mapperley, GoodGotham Pre-School Playgroup, GoodLongdale Nursery School & Children's Centre, GoodLittle Adventurers Forest School, OutstandingOceans Day Nursery Ltd, GoodFledgelings Playgroup, GoodMapperley Day Nursery, GoodThe Playroom, GoodGranby House Nursery, GoodAunty Sue's Day Care, GoodLittle Toes Day Nursery North Muskham, GoodKids Planet Gedling, GoodLearning Tree Nursery, GoodCherubs Kimberley, GoodZoe's Childcare Dallas Street, GoodPrebend Pre-school, GoodPartou Scotts Wood Day Nursery & Pre-School, GoodAshfield Plaza Day Nursery, GoodLittle Plums Nursery Stapleford, GoodLuans Little People Day Nursery, GoodPhoenix Park Nursery Giltbrook, GoodKids Planet Mapperley SouthUpton Crickets Day Nursery Ltd, GoodStapleford Day Nursery, GoodThe Enchanted Garden Day Nursery, GoodSunnydale Nursery, OutstandingEdwalton Day Nursery, GoodSmall People Ltd, GoodRushcliffe Pre-School, OutstandingLangar NurseryHappy Hearts Childcare The Nursery LTD, Needs attention in 2 areasDucklings Stapleford Pop UpLittle Lambs at LambleyTeddy Day CareLittle Locos Day NurseryKids Planet Country ParkTiddlers Day Nursery and PreschoolLittle Toes Day Nursery MansfieldThe Lindens Nursery SchoolNew Beginnings Nursery, Expected standard or betterYMCA Nursery at the VillageBroomhill Day Nursery LimitedLittle Oaks NurseryTiny World Mansfield, Expected standard or betterLittle Lion Cubs NurseryLittle Honey Pots Day NurseryBusy Bunnies KirkbySafe Haven Day Nursery LtdBusy Bunnies HuthwaiteCalverton Day NurseryYellow Brick Road, NewarkKids Planet Loughborough RoadPlay Days Cottage LTDDucklings Beeston, Expected standard in every areaHemlock Stone SchoolBizzy KidzAcorns Day NurseryCherubs BinghamSt George's NurseryTrail Makers EducationThe Discovery Den Day Nursery (Carlton)Collingham and District Preschool-JBFamily Tree West Bridgford Day
  • Outstanding29
  • Good401
  • Requires improvement12
  • Inadequate2
  • Not graded yet154
Your council

How school places work in Nottinghamshire

Apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council's area. Independent schools take applications directly.

About Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire is a county council area in the East Midlands with 286 mainstream primary schools and 44 mainstream secondary schools. Towns with the most schools include Mansfield, Carlton and Beeston. It has 1 middle school, so some children change school at a different age. 92.5% got their first-choice secondary school, against 83.6% across England.

Good to know in Nottinghamshire

  • Nottinghamshire's school admissions pages cover infant, junior, primary and secondary schools, including catchment areas and how places are allocated. Source
  • Nottinghamshire publishes a summary of each school's oversubscription criteria to help you choose where to apply. Source
  • Nottinghamshire lets you look up the schools in your catchment area. Source

From Nottinghamshire council's website, checked 7 November 2026. Check the council's pages before you apply.

Key dates each year

31 October
Secondary school applications close
15 January
Primary school applications close
1 March
Secondary school offers
16 April
Primary school offers

If a date falls on a weekend or bank holiday, offers go out the next working day.

99.1%got their first-choice primary school in Nottinghamshire in 2026. England: 92.4%. Ranked 1 of 151 councils. 99.7% got one of their top three.2.7% were offered a primary school in another council. England: 3.6%.

92.5%got their first-choice secondary school in Nottinghamshire in 2026. England: 83.6%. Ranked 27 of 151 councils. 98.1% got one of their top three.4.9% were offered a secondary school in another council. England: 8.0%.

Source: DfE applications and offers, 2026. A low rate shows high demand, not poor schools.

13 of 149 primary appeals heard in Nottinghamshire succeeded in 2025. 83 of 403 secondary appeals heard in Nottinghamshire succeeded in 2025.

Term dates 2026 to 2027

TermStartsHalf termEnds
Autumn1 Sept19 Oct to 30 Oct18 Dec
Spring4 Jan15 Feb to 19 Feb25 Mar
Summer12 Apr31 May to 4 Jun28 Jul

For schools that follow the council's dates. Academies, faith and foundation schools can set their own, and schools add training days. Source, checked 6 November 2026.

Nearby councils

By age

What's on offer for each age

Pick a stage to see every Nottinghamshire school for that age, with filters for type, faith and Ofsted grade.

More ways to narrow it down

Here's how Nottinghamshire's schools break down by type, faith and more.

Towns

Schools in each part of Nottinghamshire

The blue bar is the average Eduscope score of the primary schools in each town. The black line is the Nottinghamshire average, 50.

Browse Nottinghamshire by postcode

Some areas, like parts of a bigger town, are easiest to find by postcode.

Nottinghamshire vs England

How good are Nottinghamshire's schools?

Inspections, exam results and attendance, next to the figure for England where we have it.

Numbers that sum up Nottinghamshire

NottinghamshireEngland

  • Primaries rated Good or Outstanding

    Latest Ofsted grade, 201 primaries with one.

    96%

    England 96%

    Close to England

  • Secondaries rated Good or Outstanding

    28 of the 30 with a grade.

    93%

    England 93%

    Close to England

  • Met the expected standard at 11

    Reading, writing and maths.

    64%

    England 62%

    Close to England

  • Grade 5 or above in English and maths

    At GCSE.

    48%

  • Pupils who miss a lot of school

    Missed 1 in 10 days or more. Lower is better.

    17%

    England 18%

    Better than England

  • Primary pupils on free school meals

    A sign of family income, not of school quality.

    23%

Ofsted grades

Latest graded inspection for the 249 schools that have one.

95%

Good or Outstanding

Each square is 1% of schools.

  • Outstanding12
  • Good224
  • Requires improvement11
  • Inadequate2

How it has changed

Nottinghamshire in blue. There were no tests in 2020 and 2021 because of Covid.

Met the expected standard at 11
Covid gap50%60%70%20182019202320242025
64% in 2025. England now 62% (dashed line).
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
40%50%60%201820192020202120222023202420252026
48% in 2026.
Pupils who miss a lot of school
Covid gap0%15%30%20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
17% in 2025. England now 18% (dashed line).

The figures in full

The latest published year for each measure. Sources and years are on our data sources page.

MeasureNottinghamshireEngland
Good or Outstanding (Ofsted)95%95%
Met the expected standard at 11 (KS2)64%62%
Attainment 846.746.2
Persistent absence17%18%
Pupils per teacher19.0:117.9:1
Spending per pupil£7,422£8,120
In education or work after 1692%91%
Went on to higher education54%56%
Pupils with special educational needs15%21%
Pupils with English as an additional language13%22%
Pupils on free school meals24%27%

DfE local authority code 891, ONS code E10000024.

Living here

What it's like for families

Nottinghamshire has 598 schools and nurseries across 31 towns and villages, the biggest being Mansfield, Carlton, Beeston and West Bridgford.

There are 5% more pupils than in 2018.

23% of primary pupils here get free school meals. Schools get extra money for each of them.

Pupil numbers

Pupils in Nottinghamshire's state schools each January.

Up 5% since 2018. More children can mean popular schools fill up faster.

Free school meals

Out of every 10 primary pupils, how many get free school meals. It's a sign of family income, not of school quality.

Nottinghamshire23%

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Questions

Questions parents ask about Nottinghamshire

How many schools are in Nottinghamshire?

Nottinghamshire has 598 schools, including 317 primary schools, 73 secondary schools, 234 nurseries, 19 independent schools, 28 special schools. Some count in more than one group. You can browse each category using the filters on Eduscope.

What are the best schools in Nottinghamshire?

The highest-ranked schools in Nottinghamshire on Eduscope are Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy, Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School, The West Bridgford School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance. Independent, special and nursery schools aren't ranked.

What percentage of schools in Nottinghamshire are rated Good or Outstanding?

95% of inspected schools in Nottinghamshire hold a Good or Outstanding Ofsted rating, which is above the England average of 94.8%. This includes 12 schools rated Outstanding and 224 rated Good.

How do primary schools in Nottinghamshire perform at Key Stage 2?

Across primary schools in Nottinghamshire, 64% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.

What is the average pupil-teacher ratio in Nottinghamshire?

The average pupil-teacher ratio across schools in Nottinghamshire is 19.0:1. While not a direct measure of class size, this indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil. Across England it is 17.9:1.

What is the persistent absence rate in Nottinghamshire schools?

The persistent absence rate across schools in Nottinghamshire is 16.6%. A pupil is classed as persistently absent if they miss 10% or more of school sessions. Across England it is 18.1%.

How many pupils attend schools in Nottinghamshire?

There are 126,075 pupils enrolled across schools in Nottinghamshire, with 69,590 in primary and 56,485 in secondary. 23.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals.

How many private schools are in Nottinghamshire?

There are 19 independent schools in Nottinghamshire, all special schools for children with special educational needs, where councils usually pay the fees. You can compare them on Eduscope, including inspection reports where available.

How do I choose the right school in Nottinghamshire?

Start by considering your child's age, your location, and whether you prefer a state or independent school. Use Eduscope to compare 598 schools in Nottinghamshire by Ofsted ratings, exam results, and distance. Filter by school type, gender, religious character, and admissions policy to narrow your options.

Sources: DfE school performance tables, DfE school census and workforce, DfE pupil absence, Ofsted. Photos are stand-ins.

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