- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
Results well above the Nottinghamshire average, low absence.
39 first choices, 37 offers made
Met the standard at 1183%
Nottinghamshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 189
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.0
Primary schools in Nottinghamshire
All 317 primary schools in Nottinghamshire. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School
Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 1HU · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Nottinghamshire average, low absence.
54 first choices, 50 offers made
Met the standard at 1189%
Nottinghamshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 340
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Nottinghamshire average, low absence.
65 first choices, 64 offers made
Met the standard at 1185%
Nottinghamshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 418
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.0
- Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
Results well above the Nottinghamshire average, low absence.
68 first choices, 65 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Nottinghamshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 416
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.2
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
Results well above the Nottinghamshire average, low absence.
55 first choices, 55 offers made
Met the standard at 1179%
Nottinghamshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 417
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.0
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Nottinghamshire average, low absence.
70 first choices, 59 offers made
Met the standard at 1188%
Nottinghamshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 240
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.0
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Nottinghamshire average, low absence.
59 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1166%
Nottinghamshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 662
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a nursery
Results above the Nottinghamshire average, low absence.
53 first choices, 43 offers made
Met the standard at 1171%
Nottinghamshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 195
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
- Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
Results well above the Nottinghamshire average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1180%
Nottinghamshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 350
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.0
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
Results well above the Nottinghamshire average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1178%
Nottinghamshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 248
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.8
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results above the Nottinghamshire average, low absence.
9 first choices, 9 offers made
Met the standard at 1171%
Nottinghamshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 71
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
- No Ofsted grade yet
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Nottinghamshire average.
33 first choices, 32 offers made
Met the standard at 1183%
Nottinghamshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.1%Nottinghamshire 5.0%
- Pupils
- 148
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Nottinghamshire average, low absence.
13 first choices, 13 offers made
Met the standard at 11100%
Nottinghamshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 104
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Church of England
Results above the Nottinghamshire average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1171%
Nottinghamshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 347
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Nottinghamshire average, low absence.
7 first choices, 7 offers made
Met the standard at 1190%
Nottinghamshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 141
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Nottinghamshire average.
71 first choices, 69 offers made
Met the standard at 1174%
Nottinghamshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.3%Nottinghamshire 5.0%
- Pupils
- 454
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.5
- Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
- Church of England
Results well above the Nottinghamshire average, low absence.
22 first choices, 21 offers made
Met the standard at 1179%
Nottinghamshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 102
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Nottinghamshire average.
39 first choices, 36 offers made
Met the standard at 1193%
Nottinghamshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.2%Nottinghamshire 5.0%
- Pupils
- 234
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Nottinghamshire average.
50 first choices, 48 offers made
Met the standard at 1183%
Nottinghamshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.1%Nottinghamshire 5.0%
- Pupils
- 319
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.2
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Nottinghamshire average, low absence.
30 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1187%
Nottinghamshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 231
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Nottinghamshire average.
14 first choices, 14 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Nottinghamshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.3%Nottinghamshire 5.0%
- Pupils
- 147
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Nottinghamshire average.
39 first choices, 39 offers made
Met the standard at 1178%
Nottinghamshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.7%Nottinghamshire 5.0%
- Pupils
- 465
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
- Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Nottinghamshire average.
27 first choices, 27 offers made
Met the standard at 1172%
Nottinghamshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.1%Nottinghamshire 5.0%
- Pupils
- 233
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.4
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Nottinghamshire average, low absence.
41 first choices, 42 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Nottinghamshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 431
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.0
- Primary schools317including 24 special
- Met the standard at 1164.0%
- Good or Outstanding96%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools81 of 31712 Catholic, 63 Church of England
- With a nursery class203take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals22.9%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Nottinghamshire's primary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Nottinghamshire
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 116 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 7 of 201
- Good: 185 of 201
- Requires improvement: 9 of 201
- Inadequate: 0 of 201
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Nottinghamshire
Some are faith schools.
81 of the 317 primary schools in Nottinghamshire have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterA nursery place isn't a Reception place.
203 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.
Show schools with a nurseryApply by 15 January.
Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
Show Good or Outstanding
About these schools
Primary schools in Nottinghamshire, explained
There are 317 primary schools in Nottinghamshire, teaching 75,353 children. 121 are run by the council and 176 are academies or free schools. Among them are 24 special and 17 independent schools.
96% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 7 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
64.0% of pupils in Nottinghamshire met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 100%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
22.9% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,318 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 12.1% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Carlton19 primary schools
- Mansfield19 primary schools
- Beeston15 primary schools
- Arnold14 primary schools
- Worksop14 primary schools
- Hucknall10 primary schools
- Sutton in Ashfield10 primary schools
- West Bridgford9 primary schools
- Newark-on-Trent8 primary schools
- Retford8 primary schools
- Forest Town7 primary schools
- Kirkby-in-Ashfield7 primary schools
- Mansfield Woodhouse7 primary schools
- Stapleford7 primary schools
- Eastwood6 primary schools
- Balderton4 primary schools
- Bingham4 primary schools
- Calverton4 primary schools
- New Ollerton and Ollerton4 primary schools
- Nuthall and Watnall4 primary schools
- Rainworth4 primary schools
- Southwell4 primary schools
- Cotgrave3 primary schools
- East Leake3 primary schools
- Edwinstowe3 primary schools
- Harworth and Bircotes3 primary schools
- Keyworth3 primary schools
- Market Warsop3 primary schools
- Ruddington3 primary schools
- Edwalton2 primary schools
- Radcliffe on Trent2 primary schools
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many primary schools are in Nottinghamshire?
There are 317 primary schools in Nottinghamshire, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Nottinghamshire?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Nottinghamshire on Eduscope are Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy, Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School and Chetwynd Spencer Academy. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding primary schools are in Nottinghamshire?
Nottinghamshire has 7 primary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 185 are rated Good, meaning 96% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are primary schools in Nottinghamshire ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
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 figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Nottinghamshire primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Nottinghamshire is 21:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Nottinghamshire?
When choosing a primary school in Nottinghamshire, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 317 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.