Academy sponsor led · Nottingham

Springfield Academy

2–11Ages
212Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144396URN

Lawton Drive, Bulwell Hall Estate, Bulwell, Nottingham, NG6 8BL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.4 below Nottingham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottingham

28 applications for 21 places · 68th of 72 in Nottingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 April 2026Published 21 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong 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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

14 April 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
14 September 2021
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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Nottingham median (1.8) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

28 applications · 21 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 1.3; Nottingham median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Nottingham median median 1.9
2024 1.5; Nottingham median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Nottingham median median 1.8
2022 1.4; Nottingham median median 1.8
2021 1.2; Nottingham median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Nottingham median median 2.0
2019 1.4; Nottingham median median 2.1
2018 1.7; Nottingham median median 2.3
2017 1.7; Nottingham median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Nottingham median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Nottingham median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Nottingham median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Nottingham median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Nottingham median

Dashed bars: as Springfield Primary School (URN 122721), 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	21	28	1.3	20	0.95
Sep 2025	16	25	1.6	16	1.00
Sep 2024	30	44	1.5	34	1.13
Sep 2023	30	45	1.5	33	1.10
Sep 2022	23	33	1.4	23	1.00
Sep 2021	30	37	1.2	29	0.97
Sep 2020	26	46	1.8	22	0.85
Sep 2019	27	38	1.4	27	1.00
Sep 2018	19	33	1.7	17	0.89
Sep 2017 *	20	33	1.7	19	0.95
Sep 2016 *	29	45	1.6	28	0.97
Sep 2015 *	27	47	1.7	23	0.85
Sep 2014 *	23	43	1.9	25	1.09

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 72% · Maths 69% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%61st of 73 in Nottingham

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Nottingham 75% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Nottingham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Nottingham 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Nottingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Nottingham 75% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Nottingham 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	52%	0%	102	101
2023/24	45%	0%	100	100
2022/23	52%	0%	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

Springfield AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School
0.7 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Stanstead Flying High Academy
0.8 km · Nottingham

2026

1.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Cantrell Primary and Nursery School
1.2 km · Nottingham

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2024

1.6applications per place
Rufford Primary and Nursery School
1.3 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2024

1.2applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Rise Park Primary and Nursery School
1.4 km · Nottingham

2026

1.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Westglade Primary School
1.5 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Hawthorne Primary and Nursery School
1.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Butler's Hill Infant and Nursery School
1.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place

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: 144396 · 892/2017
Trust: Tapestry Learning Partnership
Capacity: 220 pupils · 212 on roll
Free school meals: 62.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2017
Replaced: Springfield Primary School (URN 122721)
Address: Lawton Drive, Bulwell Hall Estate, Bulwell, Nottingham, NG6 8BL
Local authority: Nottingham

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