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Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School

Community school · Nottingham · NG5 7AX

Ages 3–11 · 339 pupils · Nottinghamshire

KS2 expected (RWM)

57%

Overall absence

5.5%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)57%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.3%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.7%
Enrolments in measure
270

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

38

Places offered

38

1st-preference offers

38

Total preferences (any rank)
126
Preferred offers (top 3)
38
Applications from outside LA
11
Offers to outside-LA applicants
4

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill108%

339 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
339
Boys / girls
173 / 166
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
339 / 315 (108%)
Free school meals
25.7%
FSM pupils
82
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Jackie Oldfield

Location

Address
Cross Street, Arnold
Postcode
NG5 7AX
Town
Nottingham
County
Nottinghamshire
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
District
Gedling
Constituency
Gedling
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban minor conurbation

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 339 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 25.7%.

Open schools in Nottingham
309
Primary schools in Nottingham
226
Academies among open schools in Nottingham
60% (185)
Open schools in NG5
39
Primary in NG5
29
Open schools in Nottinghamshire LA
371
Primary in Nottinghamshire LA
286

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in NottinghamNear NG5

  • Arnbrook Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Nottingham · NG5 8NE · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM44.0%
    • Demand0.94

    0.4 miles away

  • Robert Mellors Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Nottingham · NG5 7EX · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM39.0%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Arnold View Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG5 6NW · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM16.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Glade Hill Primary & Nursery School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG5 5TA · Nottingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM34.6%
    • Demand0.96

    0.7 miles away

  • Burford Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG5 6FX · Nottingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence8.0%
    • FSM40.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Jackie Oldfield

Official links