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Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Cross Street, Arnold, Nottingham NG5 7AX · arnoldmill.school · 0115 966 7930
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2020
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 50%
- 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
- 340
- 25 over 315 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 28.7%
- First language not English
- 18.5%
- School census 2025/26
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, 41 families put the school first and 41 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 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 44 | 45 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 38 | 38 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 39 | 37 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% 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 | |||
| ▼50% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 122720)
Ofsted
Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 March 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2020
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122720)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 122720), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122720)
Feb 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122720)