Community school · Nottinghamshire

Beardall Fields Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
433Pupils
PrimaryPhase
122584URN

Kenbrook Road, Hucknall, Nottingham, NG15 8HY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

0.9 above Nottinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottinghamshire

138 applications for 40 places · 37th of 211 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 January 2026Published 11 February 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching				Needs attention
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years				Needs attention
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

6 January 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
6 October 2021
Graded inspection: Good

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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

3.5applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Nottinghamshire median (2.5) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

138 applications · 40 places offered · 39 named it first

2026 3.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 2.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 2.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2023 2.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2022 2.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2021 2.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2020 2.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2019 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2018 2.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2017 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2016 2.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2015 3.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2014 2.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2

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	40	138	3.5	39	0.98
Sep 2025	60	147	2.5	58	0.97
Sep 2024	54	152	2.8	51	0.94
Sep 2023	56	162	2.9	50	0.89
Sep 2022	48	127	2.7	47	0.98
Sep 2021	56	144	2.6	51	0.91
Sep 2020	60	142	2.4	58	0.97
Sep 2019	59	128	2.2	55	0.93
Sep 2018	60	150	2.5	56	0.93
Sep 2017	60	132	2.2	59	0.98
Sep 2016	60	160	2.7	57	0.95
Sep 2015	42	139	3.3	36	0.86
Sep 2014	45	114	2.5	34	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 78% · Maths 90% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%67th of 223 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Nottinghamshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Nottinghamshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Nottinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Nottinghamshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Nottinghamshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Nottinghamshire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	71%	7%	106	106
2023/24	74%	7%	107	108
2022/23	70%	7%	105	108

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

Beardall Fields Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Leen Mills Primary School
0.5 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

5.6applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.5 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Hucknall National Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Broomhill Junior School
1.5 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2022

66%met the SATs standard
Butler's Hill Infant and Nursery School
1.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place
Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School
1.8 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

3.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Hillside Primary and Nursery School
1.8 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2022

3.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Holgate Primary and Nursery School
2.0 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

3.4applications 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: 122584 · 891/2464
Capacity: 420 pupils · 433 on roll
Free school meals: 19.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Kenbrook Road, Hucknall, Nottingham, NG15 8HY
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Ashfield

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