Fernwood Primary School is a primary school located in Nottingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 20/06/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Arleston Drive, Nottingham

School Information

Address: Arleston Drive, Nottingham, NG8 2FZ
Website: www.fernwoodprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01159155727
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Nottingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Amanda Austin
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142223

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 20/06/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1020
Number of Pupils: 1087
Number of Boys: 544
Number of Girls: 543

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.5 Confidence interval 0.4 to 2.6
Writing
Above Average: 1.2 Confidence interval 0.2 to 2.3
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.7 Confidence interval 2.7 to 4.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:81%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:28%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:110
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Fernwood Primary School
Arleston Drive, Wollaton NG8 2FZ 		0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Firbeck Academy
Firbeck Road, Wollaton NG8 2FB 		1,048 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Portland Spencer Academy
Westwick Road, Bilborough NG8 4HB 		1,225 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Bramcote Hills Primary School
Moor Lane, Bramcote Hills NG9 3GE 		1,952 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Glenbrook Spencer Academy
Wigman Road, Bilborough NG8 4PD 		1,974 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Fernwood School
Goodwood Road, Wollaton NG8 2FT 		178 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Nottingham University Samworth Academy
Bramhall Road, Bilborough NG8 4HY 		1,480 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bluecoat Beechdale Academy
Harvey Road, Bilborough NG8 3GP 		2,153 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bramcote College
Moor Lane, Bramcote NG9 3GA 		2,211 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Bluecoat Wollaton Academy
Sutton Passeys Crescent, Wollaton Park NG8 1EA 		2,221 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBilborough College
Bilborough Road, Bilborough NG8 4DQ 		1,817 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Oak Field School
Wigman Road, Bilborough NG8 3HW 		1,863 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Foxwood Academy
Derby Road, Bramcote NG9 3GF 		2,241 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Westbury Academy
Chingford Road, Bilborough NG8 3BT 		2,308 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Woodlands Academy
Beechdale Road, Aspley NG8 3EZ 		2,537 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Nottingham
University Park, NG7 2RD 		3,272 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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