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Burford Primary and Nursery School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy

Oxclose Lane, Arnold, Nottingham NG5 6FX · burfordprimaryandnursery.co.uk · 0115 915 1560

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
53%
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
226
96% of 235 places
Local authority
Nottingham
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
40.3%
First language not English
29.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Transform Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 28 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 21 (Places 21)21September 2023: 28 (Places 29)28September 2024: 17 (Places 18)17September 2025: 21 (Places 23)21September 2026: 28 (Places 28)28Places 28
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202628281100%
September 2025Sept 202523210.9100%
September 2024Sept 202418170.9100%
September 2023Sept 202329281100%
September 2022Sept 202221211100%

Results

In 2024/25, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Nottingham it was 61%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 63% (England 53%)63%2016/17: 33% (England 61%)33%2017/18: 58% (England 64%)58%2018/19: 52% (England 65%)52%2022/23: 40% (England 60%)40%2023/24: 67% (England 61%)67%2024/25: 53% (England 62%)53%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼53%62%
●7%8%
Average scaled score
▼101106
▼100105
▼98105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 122429)

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Burford Primary and Nursery School on 14 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
14 Jan 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsRequires improvement

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, May 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • May 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Dec 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Sept 2012Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (38 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
89%
Replies
38
17% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●89% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲87% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●82% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲95% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲97% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●92% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲90% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲87% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 82% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲64% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 55% who had a child bullied

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