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Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School

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

personMrs Jackie Oldfield

location_onNottingham, NG5 7AX

language Visit Website phone 1159667930

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

340

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School is a Community school primary school in Nottingham, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 77% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School is a community school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 339 pupils on roll, of whom 27% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #198 of 248 primaries in Nottinghamshire and #11,359 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. 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 22.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 16.6%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 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

50%

LA 62%

Reading64% LA 74%

Writing64% LA 71%

Maths55% LA 74%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading66% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths66% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading57% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths50% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA -0.2

-2.4 to 1.3

4.4

Write

LA 0.2

2.6 to 6.2

-0.5

Maths

LA 0.0

-2.2 to 1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading78% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths78% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA -0.2

0.0 to 3.6

1.7

Write

LA 0.3

0.0 to 3.4

1.6

Maths

LA -0.1

0.0 to 3.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 63%

Reading60% LA 74%

Writing72% LA 78%

Maths60% LA 75%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.3

-3.5 to 0.1

0.1

Write

LA 0.2

-1.6 to 1.8

-0.5

Maths

LA -0.1

-2.1 to 1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 May 2025

Inspection Report

04 March 2020

Inspection Report

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08 October 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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24 February 2010

Inspection Report

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14 January 2009

Inspection Report

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25 September 2006

Inspection Report

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21 May 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2020-03-04

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2014-10-08

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-02-24

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

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(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 339 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	339	1	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	332	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	339	5	1.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	336	1	0.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	329	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	345	2	0.6%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	340	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	330	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	343	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	339	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	330	1	0.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	346	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	337	1	0.3%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	330	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	353	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	353	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	342	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	355	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	357	1	0.3%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	350	1	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	360	3	0.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	358	1	0.3%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	346	1	0.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	360	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	357	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	354	2	0.6%	0.5%

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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 17 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 17 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils