Community school · Nottingham

Heathfield Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
704Pupils
PrimaryPhase
122442URN

Scotland Road, Basford, Nottingham, NG5 1JU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.4 below Nottingham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottingham

131 applications for 93 places · 62nd of 72 in Nottingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

46%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 · 6 December 2023Ofsted'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

6 December 2023
Graded inspection: Good
5 October 2022
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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Nottingham median (1.8) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

131 applications · 93 places offered · 85 named it first

2026 1.4; Nottingham median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Nottingham median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Nottingham median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Nottingham median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Nottingham median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Nottingham median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Nottingham median median 2.0
2019 1.8; Nottingham median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Nottingham median median 2.3
2017 2.1; Nottingham median median 2.3
2016 1.8; Nottingham median median 2.3
2015 1.7; Nottingham median median 2.2
2014 1.9; Nottingham median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Nottingham median in 0 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	93	131	1.4	85	0.91
Sep 2025	89	144	1.6	84	0.94
Sep 2024	66	108	1.6	59	0.89
Sep 2023	93	137	1.5	89	0.96
Sep 2022	82	136	1.7	79	0.96
Sep 2021	70	113	1.6	62	0.89
Sep 2020	80	143	1.8	66	0.83
Sep 2019	100	184	1.8	96	0.96
Sep 2018	87	171	2.0	78	0.90
Sep 2017	86	184	2.1	80	0.93
Sep 2016	91	163	1.8	61	0.67
Sep 2015	76	126	1.7	52	0.68
Sep 2014	61	115	1.9	48	0.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 62% · Maths 61% → all three 46% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard46%67th of 73 in Nottingham

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Nottingham 75% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Nottingham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Nottingham 75% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Nottingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard61%

Nottingham 75% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Nottingham 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	46%	2%	101	101
2023/24	47%	3%	104	103
2022/23	55%	4%	106	104

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

Heathfield Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Djanogly Northgate Academy
0.8 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Old Basford School
0.8 km · Nottingham

Good2023

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Southwark Primary School
0.9 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)
0.9 km · Nottingham

Good2022

1.6applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Djanogly Sherwood Academy
1.2 km · Nottingham

Good2023

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Nottingham

Good2022

1.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Forest Fields Primary and Nursery School
1.4 km · Nottingham

Good2024

1.5applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Claremont Primary and Nursery School
1.4 km · Nottingham

Good2022

1.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 122442 · 892/2095
Capacity: 700 pupils · 704 on roll
Free school meals: 35.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Scotland Road, Basford, Nottingham, NG5 1JU
Local authority: Nottingham

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