Academy converter · Nottingham

Sycamore Academy

2–11Ages
466Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137786URN

Abbotsford Drive, St Ann's, Nottingham, NG3 4QP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.4 below Nottingham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottingham

77 applications for 56 places · 66th of 72 in Nottingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%met the expected standard

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2024

Inspection history

12 June 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
19 November 2014
Graded inspection: 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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Nottingham median (1.8) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

77 applications · 56 places offered · 56 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.4; Nottingham median median 1.8
2025 1.5; Nottingham median median 1.9
2024 1.5; Nottingham median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Nottingham median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Nottingham median median 1.8
2021 1.9; Nottingham median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Nottingham median median 2.0
2019 1.6; Nottingham median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Nottingham median median 2.3
2017 2.0; Nottingham median median 2.3
2016 1.9; Nottingham median median 2.3
2015 1.9; Nottingham median median 2.2
2014 1.6; Nottingham median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Nottingham median in 0 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	56	77	1.4	56	1.00
Sep 2025	54	80	1.5	52	0.96
Sep 2024	49	75	1.5	47	0.96
Sep 2023	48	79	1.7	46	0.96
Sep 2022	41	71	1.7	35	0.85
Sep 2021	50	93	1.9	50	1.00
Sep 2020	60	89	1.5	59	0.98
Sep 2019	55	86	1.6	53	0.96
Sep 2018	45	88	2.0	39	0.87
Sep 2017	56	110	2.0	50	0.89
Sep 2016	50	94	1.9	45	0.90
Sep 2015	43	82	1.9	35	0.81
Sep 2014	51	81	1.6	39	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 68% · Maths 68% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%62nd of 73 in Nottingham

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Nottingham 75% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Nottingham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Nottingham 75% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Nottingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Nottingham 75% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Nottingham 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	51%	2%	102	103
2023/24	55%	7%	104	103
2022/23	58%	10%	104	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

Sycamore AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Huntingdon Academy
0.4 km · Nottingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
St Ann's Well Academy
0.5 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy
0.6 km · Nottingham

Good2024

1.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School
0.8 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Our Lady & St Edward Primary & Nursery Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.8 km · Nottingham

Good2024

2.0applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Sneinton St Stephen's CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Nottingham

Outstanding2024

2.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
William Booth Primary and Nursery School
1.4 km · Nottingham

2026

1.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Hogarth Academy
1.5 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137786 · 892/3330
Trust: L.e.a.d. Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 420 pupils · 466 on roll
Free school meals: 55.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2012
Replaced: Sycamore Primary School (URN 135443)
Address: Abbotsford Drive, St Ann's, Nottingham, NG3 4QP
Local authority: Nottingham

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