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Primary school

Ambleside Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Nottingham
  • NG8 5PN
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Mar 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,861 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 66%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 94%94%2016/17: top 93%2017/18: top 94%2018/19: top 88%2022/23: top 83%2023/24: top 64%64% · 2023/242024/25: top 66%No exams

Against East MidlandsArrows: East Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM58% · East Midlands 63%4/10 Below+22.8 pts
Higher standard, RWM5% · East Midlands 6%5/10 Middle+42.1 pts
Reading score103 · East Midlands 1052/10 Well below East Midlands+11.6 pts
Maths score102 · East Midlands 1042/10 Well below East Midlands
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 27% · 74 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 37% · 89 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 40% · 90 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 49% · 89 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 46% · 89 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 57% · 88 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 58% · 88 pupils · East Midlands 63%58%27%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 74 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 0% · 89 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 2% · 90 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 0% · 89 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 2% · 89 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 5% · 88 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 5% · 88 pupils · East Midlands 6%5%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 96 · 74 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 98 · 89 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 100 · 90 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 99 · 89 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 102 · 89 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 102 · 88 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 103 · 88 pupils · East Midlands 10510396No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 97 · 74 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 99 · 89 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 100 · 90 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 102 · 89 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 102 · 89 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 103 · 88 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 102 · 88 pupils · East Midlands 10410397No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
65 of 65 who put it first2014 · 83.5%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6565
2nd92
3rd150

Last distance offered: London only

0.9 km from Broxtowe & Cinderhill · approx.: from the area's centre, not your door

Inspections · 2007–2025

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionOutstanding
  • Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2015Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Inadequateas predecessor
  5. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  6. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  7. 2025Lowest Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026629
Free school meals (past 6 years)49.6%
First language not English30.3%
SEN support17.9%
EHC plan1.9%
Absence (sessions missed)7.1%
Persistently absent pupils20.4%

Girls 53.4%Boys 46.6%

99.8% full · 630 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 21 responses (3.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school85.7% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school81% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved71.4% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 42.9% not applicable58.3% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year95.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 19.1% not applicable70.6% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child76.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school85.7% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing81% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school90.5% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school90.5% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development66.7% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent76.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.2
Pupils per adult11.4
  • Classroom teachers 22.9
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 24
  • Other support 13

Teachers 28.9 FTE · Whole workforce 65.9 · 89 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,448
Spend per pupil£6,787
Staff spend per pupil£4,840
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£410,000in-year balance

Grants £7,160 · self-generated £40 · premises £374 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: RALEIGH EDUCATION TRUST (6 academies) · trust reserve £5,015,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it