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The Florence Nightingale Academy

Academy converter · Nottingham · NG16 3HB

Ages 2–11 · 321 pupils · Nottinghamshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

68%

Overall absence

5.7%

Admissions demand

0.90 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-03-28

Overall effectiveness
Good
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)68%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

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%+)16.6%
Unauthorised2.4%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
283

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

0.90 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

36

Places offered

44

1st-preference offers

36

Total preferences (any rank)
88
Preferred offers (top 3)
40
Applications from outside LA
0
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 fill77%

321 pupils · 418 places

Pupils on roll
321
Boys / girls
183 / 138
School capacity
418
Capacity fill
321 / 418 (77%)
Free school meals
40.7%
FSM pupils
123
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: THE WHITE HILLS PARK TRUST LTD
Academy trust
THE WHITE HILLS PARK TRUST LTD
Sponsor
The White Hills Park Trust (WHP)
Headteacher
Mrs Lucy Baxter

Location

Address
Chewton Street, Eastwood
Postcode
NG16 3HB
Town
Nottingham
County
Nottinghamshire
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
District
Broxtowe
Constituency
Broxtowe
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 academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 321 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 40.7%.

Open schools in Nottingham
309
Primary schools in Nottingham
226
Academies among open schools in Nottingham
60% (185)
Open schools in NG16
34
Primary in NG16
27
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 NG16

  • Springbank Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG16 3HW · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM42.5%
    • Demand1.33

    0.5 miles away

  • Gilthill Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG16 2GZ · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM13.5%
    • Demand0.76

    1.2 miles away

  • Cotmanhay Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Ilkeston · DE7 8RR · Derbyshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS240%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM70.3%

    1.5 miles away

  • Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Ilkeston · DE7 8RR · Derbyshire

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM68.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.5 miles away

  • Hollywell Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG16 2JL · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM18.3%
    • Demand1.63

    1.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lucy Baxter
Telephone
01773713452
Website
https://theflorence.academy/

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