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Hempshill Hall Primary School

Community school · Nottingham · NG6 7AT

Ages 3–11 · 400 pupils · Nottingham

Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

55%

Overall absence

5.7%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-14

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)55%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.3%
Unauthorised2.9%
Authorised absence
2.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
360

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

41

Places offered

41

1st-preference offers

41

Total preferences (any rank)
68
Preferred offers (top 3)
41
Applications from outside LA
10
Offers to outside-LA applicants
7

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 fill95%

400 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
400
Boys / girls
217 / 183
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
400 / 420 (95%)
Free school meals
31.5%
FSM pupils
119
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 Sally Dakin

Location

Address
Armstrong Road, Hempshill Vale Estate, Bulwell
Postcode
NG6 7AT
Town
Nottingham
County
Nottinghamshire
Local authority
Nottingham
District
Nottingham
Constituency
Nottingham North and Kimberley
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, Nottingham, 400 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 31.5%.

Open schools in Nottingham
309
Primary schools in Nottingham
226
Academies among open schools in Nottingham
60% (185)
Open schools in NG6
16
Primary in NG6
11
Open schools in Nottingham LA
120
Primary in Nottingham LA
75

Nearby primary schools

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

  • Snape Wood Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Community school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG6 7DS · Nottingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM74.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG6 8AX · Nottingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence9.1%
    • FSM68.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG16 1AP · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM11.2%
    • Demand1.10

    0.7 miles away

  • Rufford Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bulwell · NG6 8LE · Nottingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM53.8%
    • Demand0.95

    0.7 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG16 1RF · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM11.7%
    • Demand0.92

    0.8 miles away

  • Larkfields Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG16 1EP · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM9.5%
    • Demand0.85

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sally Dakin
Telephone
01159153275

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