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Seely Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Perry Road, Sherwood, Nottingham NG5 3AE · seely.nottingham.sch.uk · 0115 915 3780
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 61%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Nottingham 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 523
- 91% of 575 places
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 21%
- First language not English
- 26.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 66 families put the school first and 77 places were offered; 92% 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 | 77 | 66 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 37 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 75 | 69 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 75 | 63 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 63 | 42 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 1% the higher standard. Across Nottingham it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●61% | 62% | ||
| ▼1% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Seely Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (69 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 69
- 13% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (22%) with SEND