Primary school

Birklands Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Nottinghamshire
  • NG20 0QF
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,966 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 27%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 30%30%2016/17: top 97%2017/18: top 77%2018/19: top 91%2022/23: top 44%2023/24: top 47%2024/25: top 27%No exams

Against East Midlands

Expected standard, RWM73% · East Midlands 63%8/10 Above
Higher standard, RWM11% · East Midlands 6%8/10 Above
Reading score106 · East Midlands 1056/10 Middle
Maths score104 · East Midlands 1044/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 65% · 17 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 29% · 24 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 55% · 29 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 46% · 28 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 64% · 33 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 64% · 45 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 73% · 37 pupils · East Midlands 63%73%29%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 17 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 0% · 24 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 3% · 29 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 0% · 28 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 3% · 33 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 4% · 45 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 11% · 37 pupils · East Midlands 6%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 17 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 98 · 24 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 101 · 29 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 98 · 28 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 105 · 33 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 103 · 45 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 106 · 37 pupils · East Midlands 10510698No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 17 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 98 · 24 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 101 · 29 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 100 · 28 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 103 · 33 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 103 · 45 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 104 · 37 pupils · East Midlands 10410598No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
39 of 39 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3939
2nd370
3rd130

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2017Good
  5. 2022Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026331
Free school meals (past 6 years)33.2%
First language not English5.8%
SEN support7.4%
EHC plan1.5%
Absence (sessions missed)5.7%
Persistently absent pupils14.3%

Girls 51.5%Boys 48.5%

105.1% full · 315 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher27.1
Pupils per adult12.4
  • Classroom teachers 9.4
  • Leadership 2.6
  • Teaching assistants 14.3
  • Other support 5.3

Teachers 12 FTE · Whole workforce 31.6 · 46 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,470
Spend per pupil£6,100
Staff spend per pupil£4,869
Reserve per pupil£1,271
  • +£408,000revenue reserve
  • +£119,000in-year balance

Grants £6,470 · self-generated £150 · premises £333 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: NOVA EDUCATION TRUST (17 academies) · trust reserve £10,153,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it