Cantrell Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Nottingham
Cantrell Road, Nottingham, NG6 9HJ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 26/03/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.0%
19.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
381
Capacity used
Has space83%
460 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
32 of 32 families who put it first got an offer
32
Places offered
51
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 32 | 32 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 8 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 8 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 3 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 51 | 32 | 63% |
Nottingham lets families list 4 preferences. 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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mark Watson
- Address
- Cantrell Road, Bulwell, Nottingham, NG6 9HJ
- Phone
- 01159155770
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Ward / constituency
- Bulwell Forest · Nottingham North and Kimberley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151545
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 36% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: TRANSFORM TRUST
381 pupils · 460 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
26 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective No Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 329 pupils
Attendance
94.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
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 Nottingham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 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.