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Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Gordon Road, St Ann's, Nottingham NG3 2LE · bluebellhill.org.uk · 0115 915 1161
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- 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
- 452
- 94% of 480 places
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 38.2%
- First language not English
- 50.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Flying High Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 39 families put the school first and 42 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 | 42 | 39 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 47 | 41 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 44 | 41 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% 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 | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲114 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 30 April 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 29 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Apr 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 41
- 9% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied