Academy sponsor led · Nottinghamshire

Arnbrook Primary School

3–11Ages
172Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140357URN

Bestwood Lodge Drive, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 8NE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.3 above Nottinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottinghamshire

34 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%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 May 2026Published 2 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
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 May 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
28 June 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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Nottinghamshire median (2.5) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

34 applications · 12 places offered · 12 named it first

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

2026 2.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2023 2.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2022 2.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2021 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2020 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2019 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2018 3.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2017 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2016 2.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2015 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2014 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as Arnbrook Primary School (URN 134132), the previous school.

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	12	34	2.8	12	1.00
Sep 2025	22	38	1.7	22	1.00
Sep 2024	16	35	2.2	15	0.94
Sep 2023	15	37	2.5	15	1.00
Sep 2022	7	20	2.9	7	1.00
Sep 2021	13	25	1.9	12	0.92
Sep 2020	21	34	1.6	15	0.71
Sep 2019	18	37	2.1	15	0.83
Sep 2018	16	48	3.0	13	0.81
Sep 2017	19	36	1.9	17	0.89
Sep 2016	19	45	2.4	13	0.68
Sep 2015	29	61	2.1	22	0.76
Sep 2014 *	27	45	1.7	21	0.78

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 62% · Maths 69% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%168th of 223 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Nottinghamshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Nottinghamshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Nottinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Nottinghamshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Nottinghamshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Nottinghamshire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	55%	10%	107	105
2023/24	48%	7%	102	102
2022/23	53%	8%	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

Arnbrook Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Glade Hill Primary & Nursery School
0.5 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School
0.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2020

2.6applications per place
Burford Primary and Nursery School
0.7 km · Nottingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Arnold View Primary School
1.3 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2023

5.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Southglade Primary and Nursery School
1.3 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Robert Mellors Primary Academy
1.4 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2022

2.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Robin Hood Primary School
1.4 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140357 · 891/2014
Trust: One Academy Trust
Capacity: 280 pupils · 172 on roll
Free school meals: 44.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: Arnbrook Primary School (URN 134132)
Address: Bestwood Lodge Drive, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 8NE
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Gedling

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