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Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Ragdale Road, Bulwell, Nottingham NG6 8GQ · bulwellstmarys.co.uk · 0115 915 1506
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 55%
- 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
- 221
- 11 over 210 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 43.1%
- First language not English
- 28.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Transform Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 22 families put the school first and 25 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 | 25 | 22 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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 | |||
| ▼55% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 122740)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 8 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 23
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied