Community school · Nottingham

Carrington Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
218Pupils
PrimaryPhase
122414URN

Jenner Street, Carrington, Jenner St, Nottingham, NG5 2BF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

2.0 above Nottingham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottingham

114 applications for 30 places · 1st of 72 in Nottingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

18 June 2024
Graded inspection: Good
8 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.8applications per place, Reception

2.0 above Nottingham median (1.8) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

114 applications · 30 places offered · 36 named it first

2026 3.8; Nottingham median median 1.8
2025 3.6; Nottingham median median 1.9
2024 4.7; Nottingham median median 1.8
2023 3.8; Nottingham median median 1.8
2022 4.7; Nottingham median median 1.8
2021 4.1; Nottingham median median 1.9
2020 4.8; Nottingham median median 2.0
2019 5.2; Nottingham median median 2.1
2018 5.5; Nottingham median median 2.3
2017 5.3; Nottingham median median 2.3
2016 6.7; Nottingham median median 2.3
2015 7.3; Nottingham median median 2.2
2014 4.8; Nottingham median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Nottingham median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Nottingham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	114	3.8	36	1.20
Sep 2025	30	109	3.6	30	1.00
Sep 2024	30	141	4.7	44	1.47
Sep 2023	30	114	3.8	38	1.27
Sep 2022	29	136	4.7	31	1.07
Sep 2021	29	120	4.1	37	1.28
Sep 2020	30	144	4.8	27	0.90
Sep 2019	30	155	5.2	50	1.67
Sep 2018	30	165	5.5	30	1.00
Sep 2017	28	149	5.3	34	1.21
Sep 2016	30	200	6.7	34	1.13
Sep 2015	30	220	7.3	55	1.83
Sep 2014	30	145	4.8	33	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 86% · Maths 76% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%50th of 73 in Nottingham

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Nottingham 75% England 78%

Higher standard10%

Nottingham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Nottingham 75% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Nottingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Nottingham 75% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Nottingham 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Nottingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	55%	0%	101	102
2023/24	63%	7%	104	104
2022/23	53%	3%	102	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Carrington Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Claremont Primary and Nursery School
0.2 km · Nottingham

Good2022

1.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Djanogly Sherwood Academy
0.4 km · Nottingham

Good2023

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Forest Fields Primary and Nursery School
0.8 km · Nottingham

Good2024

1.5applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Haydn Primary School
0.9 km · Nottingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Djanogly Northgate Academy
1.0 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy
1.0 km · Nottingham

Good2024

1.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Nottingham

Good2022

1.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Scotholme Primary and Nursery School
1.1 km · Nottingham

Good2023

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 122414 · 892/2057
Capacity: 210 pupils · 218 on roll
Free school meals: 13.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Jenner Street, Carrington, Jenner St, Nottingham, NG5 2BF
Local authority: Nottingham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources