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Gotham Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Nottinghamshire

Kegworth Road, Nottingham, NG11 0JS

Website 01159149751

52

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 12/07/2022

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.9%

11.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

133

Capacity used

Has space

63%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

20 of 20 families who put it first got an offer

20

Places offered

34

Total applications

1.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2020● 100%
2nd preference30● 0%
3rd preference50● 0%
4th preference60● 0%
Total342059%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Nottinghamshire lets families list 4 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (5 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Janette Allen
Address
Kegworth Road, Gotham, Nottingham, NG11 0JS
Phone
01159149751
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Ward / constituency
Gotham · Rushcliffe
Area
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
122644

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals11%——
English as additional language3%——
SEN support9%——
64% boys (85)36% girls (48)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

133 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    09 June 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionNeeds attention
    AchievementNeeds attention
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
    Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
    Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
    Early yearsNeeds attention
    Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
  2. 22

    12 July 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 136 pupils

Attendance

95.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

11.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.7%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.3%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

7%
20/21
9%
21/22
10%
22/23
12%
23/24
11%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths52%——
Higher standard4%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard48%
-14% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard74%
-1% vs England
Higher standard35%
+2% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard48%
-24% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard71%
-3% vs England
Higher standard26%
+0% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard58%
-15% vs England
Higher standard10%
-20% vs England
Average score101
-4 vs England

Science

Expected standard81%
-1% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

502019582023522024482025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)48%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Nottinghamshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.