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The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold

Academy converter · Nottingham · NG5 4LT

Ages 3–11 · 454 pupils · Nottinghamshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

69%

Overall absence

4.7%

Admissions demand

1.10 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-07-01

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
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)69%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.6%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
368

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

1.10 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

66

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

60

Total preferences (any rank)
141
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
33
Offers to outside-LA applicants
12

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 fill120%

454 pupils · 351 places

Pupils on roll
454
Boys / girls
227 / 227
School capacity
351
Capacity fill
454 / 351 (129%)
Free school meals
8.5%
FSM pupils
38
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Nottingham
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Celine Toner

Location

Address
Somersby Road, Woodthorpe
Postcode
NG5 4LT
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 academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 454 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 8.5%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Nottingham.

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

  • Woodthorpe Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG5 4JG · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 4–7

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

    0.3 miles away

  • Ernehale Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG5 6TA · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 4–7

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

    0.3 miles away

  • Ernehale Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG5 6TA · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 7–11

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

    0.3 miles away

  • Arno Vale Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG5 4JF · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 7–11

    • FSM9.7%

    0.3 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

    0.6 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

    0.8 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

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Celine Toner
Telephone
01159262983
Website
www.goodshepherd.notts.sch.uk/

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