1
Hucknall Flying High Academy
Nottingham • Nottinghamshire • NG15 6WU
1
11 Jul 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Nottinghamshire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the county of Nottinghamshire. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
365
Outstanding
19
Good
287
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 6% · G: 87% · RI: 7% · I: 1%
2
Sneinton St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Nottingham • Nottinghamshire • NG2 4QB
1
10 Mar 2024
3
Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy
Nottingham • Nottinghamshire • NG13 9AW
1
22 Jan 2024
4
Cotgrave Candleby Lane School
Nottingham • Nottinghamshire • NG12 3JG
1
22 Jan 2024
5
Portland Spencer Academy
Nottingham • Nottinghamshire • NG8 4HB
1
15 Jan 2024
6
Pinewood Infant and Nursery School
Nottingham • Nottinghamshire • NG5 8BU
1
19 Dec 2023
7
Lowdham CofE Primary School
Nottingham • Nottinghamshire • NG14 7BE
1
30 Jul 2023
8
Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Nottingham • Nottinghamshire • NG11 9BH
1
18 May 2022
9
Chetwynd Spencer Academy
Nottingham • Nottinghamshire • NG9 6FW
1
12 Nov 2019
10
Edna G. Olds Academy
Nottingham • Nottinghamshire • NG7 1SJ
1
7 May 2019
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Crescent Primary School 1 • Jan 2019
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 1 • Oct 2017
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 1 • Feb 2016
- North Wheatley Church of England Primary School 1 • Mar 2015
- Norbridge Academy 1 • Feb 2015
- Woodthorpe Infant School 1 • Feb 2014
- Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School 1 • Jan 2014
- Holy Trinity CofE Infant School 1 • Sep 2013
- Selston Church of England Infant and Nursery School 1 • Jul 2013
- Horsendale Primary School 2 • Sep 2024