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Cantrell Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Cantrell Road, Bulwell, Nottingham NG6 9HJ · cantrell.nottingham.sch.uk · 0115 915 5770
Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2018/19
- 59%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 381
- 83% of 460 places
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35.5%
- First language not English
- 20.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Transform Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 31 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 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 46 | 42 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 52 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 49 | 45 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2018/19, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| n/a | 62% | ||
| n/a | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| n/a | 106 | ||
| n/a | 105 | ||
| n/a | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 122413)
Ofsted
Cantrell Primary and Nursery School was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 26 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 26 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding not effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122413)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2019
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 122413), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Dec 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
May 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 Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122413)
Jan 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122413)
Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122413)