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EnglandEast MidlandsNottinghamNG6 8LERufford Primary and Nursery School
Primary

Rufford Primary and Nursery School

Primary

Nottingham · Bulwell · NG6 8LE www.rufford.nottingham.sch.uk

Pupils
423
cap. 472
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
49%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
423
Pupils · 2024/25
19%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
49%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
423
Pupils · 2024/25
19%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/01/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNottingham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Rufford Primary and Nursery School · Primary · Nottingham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
49%
-4pp
62%56%49%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 49%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
11%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
60%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
64%
Maths higher standard
6%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
57%
SPAG higher standard
9%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

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
423
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
19%
FSM eligible
54%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Hoewood Road, Bulwell, NG6 8LE
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
2024/2549%0%68%28%60%2%64%6%74%57%102.0100.0100.022%423
2023/2453%0%69%22%67%0%67%4%75%63%103.0101.0101.019%422
2022/2353%2%67%8%67%4%63%8%76%59%102.0101.0101.0-1.50-0.10-1.8020%413
2018/1962%9%80%29%69%13%78%33%67%78%104.0105.0105.0+2.00+0.10+1.2017%420
2017/1861%11%73%30%70%25%75%36%68%73%104.0105.0106.0+2.20+1.80+3.7016%404
2016/1747%3%50%6%66%9%69%25%66%88%100.0104.0106.0-1.80-0.40+1.5011%397

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
2024/2542318.422%19%54%6%17%
2023/2442217.419%18%54%5%16%
2022/2341316.520%15%56%6%19%
2021/2241918.121%12%56%6%20%
2020/2141717.621%9%53%
2018/1942019.817%6%52%5%13%
2017/1840418.516%6%57%5%14%
2016/1739719.611%7%58%4%12%

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