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Fernwood Primary School

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

personMr Ben Waldram

location_onNottingham, NG8 2FZ

language Visit Website phone 1159155727

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

1,117

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Expected Standard

66%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Fernwood Primary School is a Community school primary school in Nottingham, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 46% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Fernwood Primary School is a community school in Nottingham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 1,122 pupils on roll, of whom 10% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #36 of 74 primaries in Nottingham and #5,979 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

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

66%

LA 58%

Reading79% LA 69%

Writing74% LA 68%

Maths75% LA 69%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading84% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing81% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading81% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.3

-0.3 to 1.8

1.5

Write

LA 0.5

0.5 to 2.5

0.3

Maths

LA 0.4

-0.7 to 1.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading83% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths94% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA 0.7

0.4 to 2.6

1.2

Write

LA 0.9

0.2 to 2.3

3.7

Maths

LA 1.0

2.7 to 4.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 58%

Reading91% LA 68%

Writing92% LA 71%

Maths93% LA 70%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA 0.7

-0.3 to 1.9

0.3

Write

LA 0.9

-0.7 to 1.3

3.3

Maths

LA 1.1

2.3 to 4.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 February 2025

Inspection Report

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19 June 2019

Inspection Report

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27 June 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2019-06-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2018-06-27

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.1%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.1%(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 1,122 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.1%, 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)	1,122	1	0.1%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	1,121	2	0.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	1,121	2	0.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	1,117	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	1,107	1	0.1%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	1,118	1	0.1%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	1,117	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	1,097	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	1,124	2	0.2%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	1,116	3	0.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	1,111	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	1,085	1	0.1%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	1,087	1	0.1%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	1,082	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	1,059	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	1,059	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	1,042	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	1,052	1	0.1%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	1,054	2	0.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	1,048	2	0.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	1,022	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	1,007	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	988	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	1,000	1	0.1%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	991	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	972	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 41 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 21 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 19 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 10 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 2 pupils

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Fernwood 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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