Community school · Nottinghamshire

Brinsley Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
190Pupils
PrimaryPhase
122566URN

Moor Road, Brinsley, Nottingham, NG16 5AZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.6 below Nottinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottinghamshire

38 applications for 20 places · 169th of 211 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 March 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

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Nottinghamshire median (2.5) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

38 applications · 20 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2022 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2021 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2020 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2019 1.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2018 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2017 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2016 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2015 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2014 1.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Nottinghamshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Nottinghamshire 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	20	38	1.9	18	0.90
Sep 2025	20	38	1.9	19	0.95
Sep 2024	17	37	2.2	16	0.94
Sep 2023	26	47	1.8	26	1.00
Sep 2022	23	41	1.8	22	0.96
Sep 2021	21	31	1.5	21	1.00
Sep 2020	28	41	1.5	28	1.00
Sep 2019	25	34	1.4	24	0.96
Sep 2018	27	43	1.6	27	1.00
Sep 2017	27	44	1.6	25	0.93
Sep 2016	28	46	1.6	26	0.93
Sep 2015	26	45	1.7	25	0.96
Sep 2014	30	43	1.4	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 73% · Maths 83% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%132nd of 223 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Nottinghamshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Nottinghamshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Nottinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Nottinghamshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Nottinghamshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Nottinghamshire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Nottinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	0%	104	104
2023/24	54%	4%	105	105
2022/23	56%	0%	106	105

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

Brinsley Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Underwood Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Westwood Infant and Nursery School
2.2 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place
Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School
2.3 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Bagthorpe Primary School
2.4 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Aldercar Infant School
2.5 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place
Lawrence View Primary and Nursery School
2.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2022

2.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Langley Mill Academy
2.8 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

58%met the SATs standard
Langley Mill Church of England Infant School and Nursery
2.8 km · Derbyshire

2026

2.2applications per place

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: 122566 · 891/2395
Capacity: 210 pupils · 190 on roll
Free school meals: 21.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Moor Road, Brinsley, Nottingham, NG16 5AZ
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Broxtowe

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