Primary school

Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Nottinghamshire
  • NG5 7AX
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2020

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,258 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 82%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 82%82%2016/17: top 36%2017/18: top 81%2018/19: top 32%32% · 2018/192022/23: top 89%2023/24: top 63%2024/25: top 82%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM50% · East Midlands 63%2/10 Well below East Midlands−58.3 pts
Higher standard, RWM2% · East Midlands 6%2/10 Well below East Midlands−32.6 pts
Reading score102 · East Midlands 1051/10 Well below East Midlands−36.4 pts
Maths score100 · East Midlands 1041/10 Well below East Midlands−38 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 38% · 39 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 69% · 42 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 53% · 43 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 74% · 46 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 41% · 44 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 57% · 44 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 50% · 44 pupils · East Midlands 63%74%38%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 39 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 10% · 42 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 2% · 43 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 9% · 46 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 7% · 44 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 7% · 44 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 2% · 44 pupils · East Midlands 6%10%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 39 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 105 · 42 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 101 · 43 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 104 · 46 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 103 · 44 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 101 · 44 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 102 · 44 pupils · East Midlands 10510598No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 39 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 105 · 42 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 102 · 43 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 105 · 46 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 100 · 44 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 101 · 44 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 100 · 44 pupils · East Midlands 104105100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
41 of 41 who put it first2014 · 73.8%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4141
2nd340
3rd250

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2020

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Outstandingas predecessor
  4. 2020Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026340
Free school meals (past 6 years)27.0%
First language not English19.5%
SEN support13.9%
EHC plan0.9%
Absence (sessions missed)6.0%
Persistently absent pupils16.0%

Girls 49%Boys 51%

107.9% full · 315 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.5
Pupils per adult12.3
  • Classroom teachers 14
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 9.3
  • Other support 7.1

Teachers 17 FTE · Whole workforce 33.4 · 48 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 3 months.

  • +£51,000revenue reserve
  • −£68,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: THE WHITE HILLS PARK TRUST LTD (9 academies) · trust reserve £1,502,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it