Community school · Nottingham

Rise Park Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
458Pupils
PrimaryPhase
122474URN

Bestwood Park Drive West, Rise Park, Nottingham, NG5 5EL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Nottingham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottingham

88 applications for 50 places · 35th of 72 in Nottingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 10 March 2026Published 11 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

10 March 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
12 January 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Nottingham median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

88 applications · 50 places offered · 48 named it first

2026 1.8; Nottingham median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Nottingham median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Nottingham median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Nottingham median median 1.8
2022 1.9; Nottingham median median 1.8
2021 1.9; Nottingham median median 1.9
2020 2.2; Nottingham median median 2.0
2019 2.2; Nottingham median median 2.1
2018 2.2; Nottingham median median 2.3
2017 2.3; Nottingham median median 2.3
2016 2.6; Nottingham median median 2.3
2015 2.3; Nottingham median median 2.2
2014 2.2; Nottingham median median 2.2

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	50	88	1.8	48	0.96
Sep 2025	54	90	1.7	52	0.96
Sep 2024	47	83	1.8	46	0.98
Sep 2023	55	92	1.7	54	0.98
Sep 2022	50	96	1.9	48	0.96
Sep 2021	51	98	1.9	50	0.98
Sep 2020	59	129	2.2	64	1.08
Sep 2019	55	121	2.2	50	0.91
Sep 2018	60	129	2.2	58	0.97
Sep 2017	60	138	2.3	59	0.98
Sep 2016	59	155	2.6	66	1.12
Sep 2015	60	136	2.3	55	0.92
Sep 2014	60	133	2.2	57	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 80% · Maths 87% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%21st of 73 in Nottingham

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Nottingham 75% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Nottingham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Nottingham 75% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Nottingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Nottingham 75% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Nottingham 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	70%	7%	105	107
2023/24	72%	7%	105	104
2022/23	67%	12%	106	102

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

Rise Park Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Westglade Primary School
0.4 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Stanstead Flying High Academy
0.7 km · Nottingham

2026

1.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Warren Primary Academy
0.8 km · Nottingham

Good2022

1.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Southglade Primary and Nursery School
1.0 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Robin Hood Primary School
1.4 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Springfield Academy
1.4 km · Nottingham

2026

1.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Cantrell Primary and Nursery School
1.4 km · Nottingham

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2024

1.6applications per place
Henry Whipple Primary School
1.5 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2024

1.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 122474 · 892/2151
Capacity: 420 pupils · 458 on roll
Free school meals: 29.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Rise Park Infant and Nursery School (URN 122482)
Address: Bestwood Park Drive West, Rise Park, Nottingham, NG5 5EL
Local authority: Nottingham

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