Rufford Primary and Nursery School is a primary school located in Bulwell. 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 07/05/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hoewood Road, Bulwell, NG6 8LE
Website: www.rufford.nottingham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01159155755
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Nottingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Alison Tones
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136232

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/05/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 472
Number of Pupils: 417
Number of Boys: 202
Number of Girls: 215

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2 Confidence interval 0.1 to 3.8
Writing
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.6 to 1.8
Maths
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rufford Primary and Nursery School
Hoewood Road , NG6 8LE 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Snape Wood Primary and Nursery School
Aspen Road , Bulwell NG6 7DS 		3out of 4 390 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School
Ragdale Road , Bulwell NG6 8GQ 		3out of 4 716 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Crabtree Farm Primary School
Steadfold Close , Crabtree Road NG6 8AX 		3out of 4 984 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hempshill Hall Primary School
Armstrong Road , Hempshill Vale Estate NG6 7AT 		4out of 4 1,239 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Bulwell Academy
Hucknall Lane , NG6 8AQ 		3out of 4 844 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Park Vale Academy
Top Valley Drive , Top Valley NG5 9AZ 		1out of 4 2,307 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ellis Guilford School
Bar Lane , Basford NG6 0HT 		1out of 4 3,162 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Green Crescent School
Green Academy , Queensberry Street NG6 0DG 		- not rated 2,877 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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