Community school · Nottingham

Hempshill Hall Primary School

3–11Ages
400Pupils
PrimaryPhase
122493URN

Armstrong Road, Hempshill Vale Estate, Bulwell, Nottingham, NG6 7AT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.3 below Nottingham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottingham

54 applications for 37 places · 59th of 72 in Nottingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 14 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Nottingham median (1.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

54 applications · 37 places offered · 37 named it first

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

More applications per place than the Nottingham median in 1 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	37	54	1.5	37	1.00
Sep 2025	34	59	1.7	35	1.03
Sep 2024	41	68	1.7	41	1.00
Sep 2023	44	62	1.4	43	0.98
Sep 2022	48	79	1.7	47	0.98
Sep 2021	53	82	1.6	53	1.00
Sep 2020	60	106	1.8	57	0.95
Sep 2019	47	88	1.9	43	0.91
Sep 2018	44	101	2.3	43	0.98
Sep 2017	60	115	1.9	59	0.98
Sep 2016	59	116	2.0	60	1.02
Sep 2015	60	110	1.8	63	1.05
Sep 2014	59	114	1.9	67	1.14

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 73% · Maths 78% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%30th of 73 in Nottingham

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Nottingham 75% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Nottingham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Nottingham 75% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Nottingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Nottingham 75% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Nottingham 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	66%	8%	105	104
2023/24	55%	2%	102	102
2022/23	59%	9%	103	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

Hempshill Hall Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Crabtree Farm Primary School
0.8 km · Nottingham

Good2023

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Horsendale Primary School
1.1 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2024

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Rufford Primary and Nursery School
1.1 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2024

1.2applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Mornington Primary School
1.3 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2022

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery School
1.3 km · Nottingham

Good2023

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School
1.7 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Larkfields Infant School
1.8 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place
Cantrell Primary and Nursery School
1.9 km · Nottingham

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2024

1.6applications per place

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 122493 · 892/2170
Capacity: 420 pupils · 400 on roll
Free school meals: 31.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Armstrong Road, Hempshill Vale Estate, Bulwell, Nottingham, NG6 7AT
Local authority: Nottingham

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