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Fernwood Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Arleston Drive, Wollaton, Nottingham NG8 2FZ · fernwoodprimary.co.uk · 0115 915 5727
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 66%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Nottingham 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,122
- 72 over 1,050 places · 107%
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9.6%
- First language not English
- 28.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 138 families put the school first and 145 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 | 145 | 138 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 150 | 150 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 149 | 147 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 138 | 137 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 150 | 165 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
Results
In 2024/25, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% 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 | |||
| ▲66% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Fernwood Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 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 Jun 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (180 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 180
- 16% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 32 parents (18%) with SEND