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Phoenix Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school
Phoenix Avenue, Gedling, Nottingham NG4 4EL · phoenixinfant.co.uk · 0115 953 9927
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2022
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 164
- 91% of 180 places
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.4%
- First language not English
- 7.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 31 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 31 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 37 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 42 | 40 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 42 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 36 | 31 | 0.9 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 January 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Phoenix Infant and Nursery School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jan 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good May 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (38 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 38
- 19% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 11% who had a child bullied