Primary school

Bracken Lane Primary Academy

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Nottinghamshire
  • DN22 7EU
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,303 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 29%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 22%22%2016/17: top 23%2017/18: top 66%2018/19: top 66%2022/23: top 15%15% · 2022/232023/24: top 32%2024/25: top 29%No exams

Against East Midlands

Expected standard, RWM72% · East Midlands 63%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM14% · East Midlands 6%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · East Midlands 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · East Midlands 104Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 69% · 29 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 75% · 28 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 60% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 61% · 28 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 77% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 70% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 72% · 29 pupils · East Midlands 63%77%60%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 29 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 14% · 28 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 13% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 14% · 28 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 0% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 3% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 14% · 29 pupils · East Midlands 6%14%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 29 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 106 · 28 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 105 · 28 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 108 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 105 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 107 · 29 pupils · East Midlands 105108105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 107 · 29 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 108 · 28 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 107 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 103 · 28 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 104 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 104 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 105 · 29 pupils · East Midlands 104108103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
27 of 27 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2727
2nd260
3rd150

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2021

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2013Goodas predecessor
  3. 2021Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026233
Free school meals (past 6 years)17.6%
First language not English3.9%
SEN support12.1%
EHC plan0.4%
Absence (sessions missed)4.1%
Persistently absent pupils7.3%

Girls 50.6%Boys 49.4%

111% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.4
Pupils per adult13.2
  • Classroom teachers 7.5
  • Leadership 1.8
  • Teaching assistants 6.5
  • Other support 7.5

Teachers 9.3 FTE · Whole workforce 23.3 · 34 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,534
Spend per pupil£6,049
Staff spend per pupil£4,751
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£110,000in-year balance

Grants £6,464 · self-generated £71 · premises £336 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: DIVERSE ACADEMIES TRUST (14 academies) · trust reserve £1,632,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it