Academy converter · Nottingham

Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
452Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140231URN

Gordon Road, St Ann's, Nottingham, NG3 2LE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Nottingham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottingham

80 applications for 42 places · 24th of 72 in Nottingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

Inspection history

30 April 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
2 June 2015
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Nottingham median (1.8) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

80 applications · 42 places offered · 39 named it first

2026 1.9; Nottingham median median 1.8
2025 2.1; Nottingham median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Nottingham median median 1.8
2023 1.9; Nottingham median median 1.8
2022 2.2; Nottingham median median 1.8
2021 2.0; Nottingham median median 1.9
2020 2.2; Nottingham median median 2.0
2019 2.1; Nottingham median median 2.1
2018 2.4; Nottingham median median 2.3
2017 2.7; Nottingham median median 2.3
2016 2.5; Nottingham median median 2.3
2015 2.4; Nottingham median median 2.2
2014 2.1; 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	42	80	1.9	39	0.93
Sep 2025	47	98	2.1	41	0.87
Sep 2024	45	88	2.0	44	0.98
Sep 2023	42	80	1.9	41	0.98
Sep 2022	44	97	2.2	41	0.93
Sep 2021	48	96	2.0	48	1.00
Sep 2020	59	131	2.2	61	1.03
Sep 2019	60	127	2.1	70	1.17
Sep 2018	60	145	2.4	68	1.13
Sep 2017	60	164	2.7	82	1.37
Sep 2016	60	150	2.5	58	0.97
Sep 2015	55	134	2.4	49	0.89
Sep 2014	60	123	2.1	65	1.08

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 79% · Maths 82% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%8th of 73 in Nottingham

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Nottingham 75% England 78%

Higher standard68%

Nottingham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Nottingham 75% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Nottingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Nottingham 75% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Nottingham 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	77%	14%	111	108
2023/24	76%	17%	107	107
2022/23	76%	10%	107	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

Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

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

Good2024

2.0applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
St Ann's Well Academy
0.5 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Hogarth Academy
0.8 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School
0.8 km · Nottingham

Good2023

1.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Sycamore Academy
0.8 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Sneinton St Stephen's CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Nottingham

Outstanding2024

2.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Windmill L.E.A.D. Academy
1.1 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Huntingdon Academy
1.1 km · Nottingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 93%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140231 · 892/2183
Trust: Flying High Trust
Capacity: 480 pupils · 452 on roll
Free school meals: 38.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2013
Replaced: Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School (URN 122504); Blue Bell Hill Junior School (URN 122503)
Address: Gordon Road, St Ann's, Nottingham, NG3 2LE
Local authority: Nottingham

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