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EnglandEast MidlandsGedlingNG5 4LTThe Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold
Primary

The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold

Primary

Gedling · Nottingham · NG5 4LT www.goodshepherd.notts.sch.uk/

Pupils
465
cap. 351
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
465
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
465
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNottinghamshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold · Primary · Nottinghamshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
74%
+5pp
74%71%68%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
RWM higher standard
12%
+7pp
16%11%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
50%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
90%
SPAG higher standard
33%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
465
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
24%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Somersby Road, Woodthorpe, Nottingham, NG5 4LT
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
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
2024/2574%12%86%50%84%16%81%28%93%90%108.0106.0107.011%465
2023/2469%5%83%36%81%17%80%17%88%85%107.0105.0107.010%455
2022/2369%15%81%45%81%23%76%23%87%66%107.0104.0104.0+1.90+2.00+0.2011%450
2018/1973%16%82%38%86%23%80%32%89%84%106.0105.0107.0+2.30+1.50+1.008%408
2017/1868%9%81%23%84%23%75%23%82%81%106.0105.0106.0-0.10+0.50-0.408%406
2016/1770%13%83%32%85%21%87%26%100%87%105.0106.0107.0-0.80-0.20+0.508%406

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
2024/2546526.811%24%11%4%8%
2023/2445526.010%25%12%5%11%
2022/2345024.111%25%12%6%14%
2021/2244424.110%23%10%5%12%
2020/2141025.45%21%9%
2018/1940825.08%20%9%3%4%
2017/1840624.68%18%9%3%4%
2016/1740624.88%16%9%4%6%

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