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Arnold View Primary School

Community school · Nottingham · NG5 6NW

Ages 3–11 · 319 pupils · Nottinghamshire

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

57%

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-01-21

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

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
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.9%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
256

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

39

Places offered

39

1st-preference offers

39

Total preferences (any rank)
154
Preferred offers (top 3)
39
Applications from outside LA
11
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill92%

319 pupils · 345 places

Pupils on roll
319
Boys / girls
164 / 155
School capacity
345
Capacity fill
319 / 345 (92%)
Free school meals
16.8%
FSM pupils
51
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

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Caroline Otterburn

Location

Address
Gedling Road, Arnold
Postcode
NG5 6NW
Town
Nottingham
County
Nottinghamshire
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
District
Gedling
Constituency
Gedling
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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, 319 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 16.8%.

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

  • Robert Mellors Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Nottingham · NG5 7EX · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

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

    0.2 miles away

  • Ernehale Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG5 6TA · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM13.7%

    0.4 miles away

  • Ernehale Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG5 6TA · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM5.9%
    • Demand0.97

    0.5 miles away

  • Woodthorpe Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG5 4JG · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM1.7%
    • Demand0.97

    0.5 miles away

  • Arno Vale Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG5 4JF · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 7–11

    • FSM9.7%

    0.5 miles away

  • Coppice Farm Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG5 7LS · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM21.3%
    • Demand0.92

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Caroline Otterburn
Telephone
01159560967
Website
http://www.arnoldview.notts.sch.uk

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