Academy converter · Nottingham

Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
422Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144461URN

Southfield Road, Western Boulevard, Nottingham, NG8 3PL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

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

56 applications for 30 places · 25th 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

Report card · inspected 10 March 2026Published 10 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
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

10 March 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
21 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

56 applications · 30 places offered · 30 named it first

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

More applications per place than the Nottingham median in 1 of 10 years.

This school
Nottingham median

Dashed bars: as Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School (URN 122437), 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	30	56	1.9	30	1.00
Sep 2025	32	56	1.8	31	0.97
Sep 2024	42	63	1.5	34	0.81
Sep 2023	44	74	1.7	43	0.98
Sep 2022	42	65	1.6	29	0.69
Sep 2021	43	71	1.7	41	0.95
Sep 2020	51	80	1.6	42	0.82
Sep 2019	39	71	1.8	30	0.77
Sep 2018	48	88	1.8	48	1.00
Sep 2017	59	100	1.7	55	0.93
Sep 2016 *	55	100	1.8	46	0.84
Sep 2015 *	60	122	2.0	60	1.00
Sep 2014 *	60	104	1.7	53	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 79% · Maths 64% → 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 standard62%

Nottingham 75% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Nottingham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Nottingham 75% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Nottingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Nottingham 75% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Nottingham 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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%	5%	103	102
2023/24	52%	7%	103	102
2022/23	44%	5%	102	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

Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Southwold Primary School and Early Years' Centre
0.4 km · Nottingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Radford Primary School Academy
0.8 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Middleton Primary and Nursery School
0.9 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Berridge Primary and Nursery School
1.0 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2024

1.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Mellers Primary School
1.1 km · Nottingham

Good2022

1.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy
1.3 km · Nottingham

Requires improvement2023

2.3applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Scotholme Primary and Nursery School
1.6 km · Nottingham

Good2023

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Nottingham

Good2022

1.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144461 · 892/2090
Trust: Transform Trust
Capacity: 480 pupils · 422 on roll
Free school meals: 31.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2017
Replaced: Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School (URN 122437)
Address: Southfield Road, Western Boulevard, Nottingham, NG8 3PL
Local authority: Nottingham

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