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Pinewood Infant and Nursery School

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personMs Rachel Otter

location_onNottingham, NG5 8BU

language Visit Website phone 1159521717

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2023

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Students

193

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Pinewood Infant and Nursery School is a Community school primary school in Nottingham, serving ages 3-7. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade.

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School Summary

Pinewood Infant and Nursery School is a community school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, admitting pupils aged 3-7. The school has approximately 193 pupils on roll, of whom 32% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 November 2023

Inspection Report

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14 May 2009

Inspection Report

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15 February 2006

Inspection Report

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03 July 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-14

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2009-05-14

Section 5 RTI Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2006-02-15

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 193 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

View Historical Disciplinary Records (2017–2025)keyboard_arrow_down

Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	193	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	181	4	2.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	207	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	204	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	193	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	193	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	181	1	0.6%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	194	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	183	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	179	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	200	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	184	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	172	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	191	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	191	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	183	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	220	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	213	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	199	1	0.5%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	226	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	217	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	228	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	222	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils