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Gotham Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Janette Allen

location_onNottingham, NG11 0JS

language Visit Website phone 1159149751

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

161

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Expected Standard

48%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Gotham Primary School is a Community school primary school in Nottingham, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 84% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Gotham Primary School is a community school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 144 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 48% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #178 of 226 primaries in Nottinghamshire and #10,714 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. 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

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 62%

Reading74% LA 74%

Writing48% LA 71%

Maths71% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading70% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths74% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading71% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths84% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.2

-1.5 to 3.0

-1.3

Write

LA 0.2

-3.4 to 0.9

2.2

Maths

LA 0.0

0.0 to 4.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading62% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths65% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.2

Read

LA -0.2

-5.6 to -0.8

-2.8

Write

LA 0.3

-5.0 to -0.5

-5.8

Maths

LA -0.1

-7.9 to -3.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 63%

Reading47% LA 74%

Writing77% LA 78%

Maths50% LA 75%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.3

Read

LA -0.3

-6.4 to -2.2

-0.8

Write

LA 0.2

-2.9 to 1.3

-3.8

Maths

LA -0.1

-5.7 to -1.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 July 2022

Inspection Report

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09 October 2018

Inspection Report

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20 March 2018

Inspection Report

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08 July 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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14 March 2011

Inspection Report

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09 June 2009

Inspection Report

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30 March 2006

Inspection Report

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18 September 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-07-12

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-10-09

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-03-20

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-07-08

None Legacy

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

2.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.4%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 144 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	144	3	2.1%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	145	1	0.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	155	1	0.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	154	1	0.6%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	154	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	160	4	2.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	161	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	161	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	170	1	0.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	171	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	172	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	172	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	172	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	171	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	179	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	179	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	182	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	191	2	1.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	191	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	195	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	199	4	2.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	196	2	1.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	199	6	3.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	197	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	199	3	1.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	199	4	2.0%	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Gotham Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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