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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 6 December 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 10 July 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery School, URN 122512
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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 entry98 applications · 45 places offered · 45 named it first
- 2026 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.5
- 2025 2.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
- 2024 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
- 2023 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
- 2022 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
- 2021 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
- 2020 2.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
- 2019 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2018 2.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2017 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2016 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2015 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2014 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
- This school
- Nottinghamshire median
Dashed bars: as Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery School (URN 122512), 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 | 45 | 98 | 2.2 | 45 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 36 | 85 | 2.4 | 35 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2024 | 46 | 91 | 2.0 | 46 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 53 | 98 | 1.9 | 53 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 42 | 93 | 2.2 | 42 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 58 | 106 | 1.8 | 57 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2020 | 60 | 146 | 2.4 | 81 | 1.35 |
| Sep 2019 * | 60 | 120 | 2.0 | 58 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2018 * | 58 | 139 | 2.4 | 58 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 60 | 129 | 2.2 | 71 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2016 * | 60 | 116 | 1.9 | 56 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2015 * | 60 | 123 | 2.1 | 68 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2014 * | 60 | 100 | 1.7 | 52 | 0.87 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 80% · Writing 75% · Maths 77% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Nottinghamshire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 63% | 5% | 106 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 5% | 105 | 104 |
| 2022/23 | 51% | 8% | 105 | 103 |
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
- Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · NottinghamshireOutstanding20231.9applications per place
- 0.9 km · NottinghamshireStandards maintained202471%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · NottinghamshireGood20222.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · NottinghamshireGood20202.6applications per place
- 1.2 km · NottinghamshireRemains Good20235.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · NottinghamshireRemains Good20242.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · Nottinghamshire20262.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · NottinghamRemains Good20231.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 147506 · 891/2203
- Trust
- Equals Trust
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 420 on roll
- Free school meals
- 24.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 October 2019
- Replaced
- Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery School (URN 122512)
- Address
- Calverton Road, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 8FQ
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire · Gedling
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources