Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #39 in Nottingham public Top 65% UK

Ambleside Primary School

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

personMs Jane Bromley

corporate_fareRALEIGH EDUCATION TRUST

location_onNottingham, NG8 5PN

language Visit Website phone 1159003610

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2025

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Students

628

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Expected Standard

58%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Ambleside Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Nottingham, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 65% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Ambleside Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Nottingham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of RALEIGH EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 633 pupils on roll, of whom 50% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #39 of 74 primaries in Nottingham and #7,311 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.2:1. 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

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 58%

Reading67% LA 69%

Writing76% LA 68%

Maths68% LA 69%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading66% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths68% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading56% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing62% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths58% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA -0.3

-3.4 to -0.7

0.7

Write

LA 0.5

-0.5 to 2.0

-0.6

Maths

LA 0.4

-1.8 to 0.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading54% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths73% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.0

Read

LA 0.7

-4.3 to -1.6

-2.4

Write

LA 0.9

-3.7 to -1.2

-0.9

Maths

LA 1.0

-2.1 to 0.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 58%

Reading-% LA 68%

Writing-% LA 71%

Maths-% LA 70%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.7

Write

LA 0.9

Maths

LA 1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 March 2025

Inspection Report

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19 July 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-03-18

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2022-07-19

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2016-11-09

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2015-01-27

None EIF

Requires improvement

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

1.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.3%(8 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 633 pupils. During this period, there were 12 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.9%, 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)	633	12	1.9%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	625	6	1.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	650	11	1.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	636	9	1.4%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	617	10	1.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	654	22	3.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	628	25	4.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	629	14	2.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	678	23	3.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	663	9	1.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	659	9	1.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	700	14	2.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	681	7	1.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	670	13	1.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	690	2	0.3%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	690	13	1.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	663	17	2.6%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	715	24	3.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	684	15	2.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	672	32	4.8%	0.5%	2
2017/18 (Summer term)	747	18	2.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	0	7	-	0.4%	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 42 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 34 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 26 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 15 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils