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Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Calverton Road, Arnold, Nottingham NG5 8FQ · richardboningtonprimaryschool.co.uk · 0115 956 0995
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Nottinghamshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 420
- At capacity · 420 places
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 24.6%
- First language not English
- 14.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Equals Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 45 families put the school first and 45 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 | 45 | 45 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 46 | 46 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 53 | 53 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Nottinghamshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 122512)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 6 December 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 5 Dec 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 122512), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122512)
Jun 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122512)
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (53 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 53
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (30%) with SEND