Academy converter · Nottingham

Burford Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
226Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143060URN

Oxclose Lane, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 6FX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Nottingham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottingham

45 applications for 28 places · 47th of 72 in Nottingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 14 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Nottingham median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

45 applications · 28 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 1.6; Nottingham median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Nottingham median median 1.9
2024 2.2; Nottingham median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Nottingham median median 1.8
2022 2.1; Nottingham median median 1.8
2021 2.4; Nottingham median median 1.9
2020 2.3; Nottingham median median 2.0
2019 2.4; Nottingham median median 2.1
2018 2.9; Nottingham median median 2.3
2017 2.3; Nottingham median median 2.3
2016 3.5; Nottingham median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Nottingham median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Nottingham median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Nottingham median

Dashed bars: as Burford Primary and Nursery School (URN 122429), 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	28	45	1.6	28	1.00
Sep 2025	23	44	1.9	21	0.91
Sep 2024	18	39	2.2	17	0.94
Sep 2023	29	43	1.5	28	0.97
Sep 2022	21	43	2.1	21	1.00
Sep 2021	23	54	2.4	21	0.91
Sep 2020	27	62	2.3	21	0.78
Sep 2019	28	66	2.4	34	1.21
Sep 2018	30	86	2.9	34	1.13
Sep 2017	26	59	2.3	23	0.88
Sep 2016 *	30	104	3.5	34	1.13
Sep 2015 *	30	63	2.1	29	0.97
Sep 2014 *	30	55	1.8	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 53% · Writing 57% · Maths 60% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%57th of 73 in Nottingham

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard53%

Nottingham 75% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Nottingham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Nottingham 75% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Nottingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Nottingham 75% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Nottingham 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	53%	7%	101	100
2023/24	67%	7%	104	103
2022/23	40%	7%	101	100

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

Burford Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Glade Hill Primary & Nursery School
0.7 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Arnbrook Primary School
0.7 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

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

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Robin Hood Primary School
0.9 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Southglade Primary and Nursery School
1.1 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School
1.3 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2020

2.6applications per place
Arno Vale Junior School
1.4 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2024
Seely Primary School
1.4 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 61%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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143060 · 892/2082
Trust: Transform Trust
Capacity: 235 pupils · 226 on roll
Free school meals: 40.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2016
Replaced: Burford Primary and Nursery School (URN 122429)
Address: Oxclose Lane, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 6FX
Local authority: Nottingham

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