Academy sponsor led · Nottingham

Firbeck Academy

3–11Ages
173Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139326URN

Firbeck Road, Wollaton, Nottingham, NG8 2FB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.4per place

2.6 above Nottingham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottingham

35 applications for 8 places

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

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 June 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

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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

4.4applications per place, Reception

2.6 above Nottingham median (1.8) 2.2 above England median (2.2)

35 applications · 8 places offered · 8 named it first

2026 4.4; Nottingham median median 1.8
2025 5.7; Nottingham median median 1.9
2024 2.6; Nottingham median median 1.8
2023 2.4; Nottingham median median 1.8
2022 3.3; Nottingham median median 1.8
2021 2.1; Nottingham median median 1.9
2020 2.5; Nottingham median median 2.0
2019 1.7; Nottingham median median 2.1
2018 3.1; Nottingham median median 2.3
2017 2.4; Nottingham median median 2.3
2016 3.1; Nottingham median median 2.3
2015 2.6; Nottingham median median 2.2
2014 2.9; Nottingham median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Nottingham median in 12 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	8	35	4.4	8	1.00
Sep 2025	7	40	5.7	5	0.71
Sep 2024	14	36	2.6	11	0.79
Sep 2023	10	24	2.4	10	1.00
Sep 2022	10	33	3.3	10	1.00
Sep 2021	14	29	2.1	11	0.79
Sep 2020	14	35	2.5	11	0.79
Sep 2019	26	44	1.7	16	0.62
Sep 2018	12	37	3.1	12	1.00
Sep 2017	29	69	2.4	29	1.00
Sep 2016	22	68	3.1	15	0.68
Sep 2015	30	79	2.6	29	0.97
Sep 2014	22	64	2.9	15	0.68

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 86% · Maths 79% → 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 standard76%

Nottingham 75% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Nottingham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Nottingham 75% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Nottingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Nottingham 75% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Nottingham 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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%	7%	103	105
2023/24	56%	4%	102	102
2022/23	43%	9%	104	102

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

Firbeck AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

4.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Portland Spencer Academy
0.7 km · Nottingham

Outstanding2023

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Fernwood Primary School
1.0 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Bramcote Hills Primary School
1.5 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

2.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Bilborough College
1.5 km · Nottingham

Not yet inspected
Melbury Primary School
1.8 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Bramcote CofE Primary School
2.2 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2022

3.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Glenbrook Spencer Academy
2.3 km · Nottingham

Good2022

1.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Trowell CofE Primary School
2.3 km · Nottinghamshire

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139326 · 892/2005
Trust: Nova Education Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 173 on roll
Free school meals: 47.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2013
Replaced: Firbeck Primary and Nursery School with Individual Needs Centre for Deaf Children (URN 122417)
Address: Firbeck Road, Wollaton, Nottingham, NG8 2FB
Local authority: Nottingham

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