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Trowell CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Notts · NG9 3QD

Ages 5–11 · 175 pupils · Nottinghamshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

56%

Overall absence

4.6%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2020-02-12

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)56%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
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 absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)4.5%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
154

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill83%

175 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
175
Boys / girls
94 / 81
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
175 / 210 (83%)
Free school meals
9.7%
FSM pupils
17
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Southwell
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr Dan Goddard

Location

Address
Derbyshire Avenue, Trowell, Nottingham
Postcode
NG9 3QD
Town
Notts
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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Notts, Nottinghamshire, 175 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 9.7%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Southwell.

Open schools in Notts
1
Primary schools in Notts
1
Academies among open schools in Notts
0% (0)
Open schools in NG9
27
Primary in NG9
21
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.

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    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM51.1%

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  • Albany Infant and Nursery School

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    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM29.9%

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  • Hallam Fields Junior School

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    • FSM41.0%

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  • Albany Junior School

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    • Absence3.6%
    • FSM43.8%

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  • Field House Infant School

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  • Larklands Infant School

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    • Absence6.1%
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  • Firbeck Academy

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM47.4%

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  • Wadsworth Fields Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • FSM24.1%

    1.4 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Dan Goddard
Telephone
01159320962
Website
www.trowell.notts.sch.uk

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