Community school · Nottinghamshire

Gotham Primary School

5–11Ages
133Pupils
PrimaryPhase
122644URN

Kegworth Road, Gotham, Nottingham, NG11 0JS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.9 below Nottinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottinghamshire

39 applications for 24 places · 196th of 211 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%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 9 June 2026Published 5 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

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Inspection history

9 June 2026
Report card · 2 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
12 July 2022
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

1.6applications per place, Reception

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

39 applications · 24 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 2.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2023 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2022 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2021 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2020 3.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2019 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2018 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2017 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2016 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2015 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2014 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Nottinghamshire median in 1 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	24	39	1.6	24	1.00
Sep 2025	20	34	1.7	20	1.00
Sep 2024	16	37	2.3	16	1.00
Sep 2023	18	40	2.2	16	0.89
Sep 2022	20	41	2.1	20	1.00
Sep 2021	22	47	2.1	19	0.86
Sep 2020	13	43	3.3	13	1.00
Sep 2019	24	38	1.6	19	0.79
Sep 2018	30	60	2.0	36	1.20
Sep 2017	26	56	2.2	24	0.92
Sep 2016	29	62	2.1	23	0.79
Sep 2015	23	47	2.0	16	0.70
Sep 2014	30	57	1.9	30	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 48% · Maths 71% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%188th of 223 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Nottinghamshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Nottinghamshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard48%

Nottinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Nottinghamshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Nottinghamshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard26%

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	48%	0%	105	104
2023/24	52%	4%	104	103
2022/23	58%	13%	105	106

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

Gotham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Highbank Primary and Nursery School
3.7 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School
4.1 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Whitegate Primary and Nursery School
4.2 km · Nottingham

Good2021

1.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
The Milford Academy
4.3 km · Nottingham

2026

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School
4.3 km · Nottingham

Outstanding2022

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Brookside Primary School
4.5 km · Nottinghamshire

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
The Glapton Academy
4.8 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
James Peacock Infant and Nursery School
4.8 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2024

1.4applications 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: 122644 · 891/2748
Capacity: 210 pupils · 133 on roll
Free school meals: 11.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Kegworth Road, Gotham, Nottingham, NG11 0JS
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Rushcliffe

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