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Old Basford School

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person Mrs Laura Duffin (Head Teacher)

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location_onNottingham, NG6 0GF

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

463

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Expected Standard

57%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Old Basford School is a Academy converter primary school in Nottingham, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Old Basford School is an academy converter in Nottingham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of OLD BASFORD SCHOOL. The school has approximately 447 pupils on roll, of whom 29% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #41 of 74 primaries in Nottingham and #7,613 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. 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 18.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 58%

Reading80% LA 69%

Writing68% LA 68%

Maths70% LA 69%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading83% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading69% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths58% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA -0.3

-1.6 to 1.6

0.6

Write

LA 0.5

-0.9 to 2.1

-0.2

Maths

LA 0.4

-1.7 to 1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading78% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.0

Read

LA 0.7

0.4 to 3.6

0.2

Write

LA 0.9

-1.3 to 1.7

2.5

Maths

LA 1.0

1.1 to 3.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 58%

Reading80% LA 68%

Writing80% LA 71%

Maths88% LA 70%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA 0.7

0 to 3.2

0.1

Write

LA 0.9

-1.4 to 1.6

2.8

Maths

LA 1.1

1.4 to 4.2

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#7,613 / 14,159	#41	#9,473	#1
2024	#5,101 / 14,233	#28	#7,261	#1
2023	#9,431 / 13,940	#57	#10,835	#6,798
2019	#5,361 / 11,810	#44	#7,628	#2,635
2018	#1,866 / 10,972	#16	#2,960	#2,784

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

06 December 2023

Inspection Report

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02 October 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-12-06

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2010-03-08

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2006-11-09

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

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 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 468 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below 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)	468	1	0.2%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	458	5	1.1%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	477	2	0.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	470	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	466	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	478	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	463	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	458	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	480	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	471	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	458	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	479	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	479	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	470	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	485	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	485	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	468	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	481	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	477	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	458	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	466	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	447	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	446	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	479	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	475	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	464	2	0.4%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 20 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 18 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils