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EnglandEast MidlandsNottinghamNG8 2FZFernwood Primary School
Primary

Fernwood Primary School

Primary

Nottingham · Nottingham · NG8 2FZ www.fernwoodprimary.co.uk

Pupils
1,122
cap. 1,050
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
1,122
Pupils · 2024/25
30%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
1,122
Pupils · 2024/25
30%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/06/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNottingham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Fernwood Primary School · Primary · Nottingham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
66%
-5pp
87%77%66%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
11%
-4pp
28%20%11%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
38%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
79%
SPAG higher standard
41%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,122
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
30%
FSM eligible
10%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Arleston Drive, Wollaton, Nottingham, NG8 2FZ
Local authority
Nottingham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2566%11%79%43%74%13%75%38%91%79%107.0106.0106.010%1,122
2023/2471%15%84%33%81%25%81%35%96%85%107.0106.0108.08%1,117
2022/2369%21%81%47%83%28%81%41%91%83%107.0106.0107.0+0.70+1.50+0.308%1,117
2018/1981%28%83%43%90%37%94%46%89%91%107.0110.0111.0+1.50+1.20+3.706%1,054
2017/1887%19%91%40%92%28%93%46%92%92%108.0109.0112.0+0.80+0.30+3.301,007
2016/1780%8%83%28%90%27%93%19%92%89%106.0106.0109.0+0.20+1.30+0.806%991

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,12221.110%30%10%4%7%
2023/241,11721.98%31%10%4%7%
2022/231,11723.08%31%9%4%8%
2021/221,11624.08%28%9%5%13%
2020/211,08725.78%26%8%
2018/191,05423.76%28%6%3%6%
2017/1824.74%5%
2016/1799124.06%33%9%3%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.