Cantrell Primary and Nursery School

Nottingham · NG6 9HJ

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 381 pupils, 35.5% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Inadequate

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Cantrell Primary and Nursery School

General Information

Address: Cantrell Road, Bulwell, Nottingham, NG6 9HJ – View on map
Phone: 01159155770
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Mark Watson
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 30 families put it first for 31 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 1 of the 31 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

381 pupils out of 460 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 127
% eligible for free school meals: 35.5%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (less mixed than the Nottingham average)
English as an additional language: 20% (England 22%)

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Nottingham: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 6 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 14 (0.5 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Nottingham, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 19.8%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 10.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 12 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 11 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Inadequate 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

SATs results for this school weren't published for 2024/25 - the Department for Education withholds them when a year group is too small to report without identifying pupils.

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57th of 57 primary schools in Nottingham for Ofsted rating

#55Windmill L.E.A.D. AcademyGood
#56Bluecoat Bentinck Primary AcademyRequires improvement
#57Cantrell Primary and Nursery SchoolInadequate

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolOutstanding
#2Edna G. Olds AcademyOutstanding
#3Portland Spencer AcademyOutstanding
#4Sneinton St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5Berridge Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#6Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#7Bluecoat Primary AcademyGood
#8Brocklewood Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#9Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#10Carrington Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#11Claremont Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#12Crabtree Farm Primary SchoolGood
#13Djanogly Northgate AcademyGood
#14Djanogly Sherwood AcademyGood
#15Dunkirk Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#16Edale Rise Primary & Nursery SchoolGood
#17Fernwood Primary SchoolGood
#18Firbeck AcademyGood
#19Forest Fields Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#20Glade Hill Primary & Nursery SchoolGood
#21Glenbrook Spencer AcademyGood
#22Greenfields Community SchoolGood
#23Heathfield Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#24Henry Whipple Primary SchoolGood
#25Highbank Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#26Hogarth AcademyGood
#27Jubilee L.E.A.D. AcademyGood
#28Melbury Primary SchoolGood
#29Mellers Primary SchoolGood
#30Middleton Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#31Old Basford SchoolGood
#32Our Lady & St Edward Primary & Nursery Catholic Voluntary AcademyGood
#33Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#34Radford Primary School AcademyGood
#35Robin Hood Primary SchoolGood
#36Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#37Rufford Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#38Scotholme Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#39Seely Primary SchoolGood
#40South Wilford Endowed CofE Primary SchoolGood
#41Southglade Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#42Southwark Primary SchoolGood
#43St Ann's Well AcademyGood
#44St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary AcademyGood
#45St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#46St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#47Stanstead Flying High AcademyGood
#48Sycamore AcademyGood
#49The Glapton AcademyGood
#50Walter Halls Primary and Early Years SchoolGood
#51Welbeck Primary SchoolGood
#52Westglade Primary SchoolGood
#53Whitegate Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#54Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)Good
#55Windmill L.E.A.D. AcademyGood
#56Bluecoat Bentinck Primary AcademyRequires improvement
#57Cantrell Primary and Nursery SchoolInadequate

Financials

Spending per pupil: £3,303 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

68th of 68 primary schools in Nottingham for spending per pupil

#66St Teresa's Catholic Primary School£5,986
#67Middleton Primary and Nursery School£5,817
#68Cantrell Primary and Nursery School£3,303

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Dovecote Primary and Nursery School£8,726
#2Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School£8,286
#3Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School£8,183
#4Springfield Academy£8,170
#5Djanogly Strelley Academy£8,137
#6Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy£8,130
#7Greenfields Community School£8,129
#8Glade Hill Primary & Nursery School£8,011
#9Southwold Primary School and Early Years' Centre£7,954
#10Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School£7,928
#11Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery School£7,889
#12Southglade Primary and Nursery School£7,835
#13William Booth Primary and Nursery School£7,826
#14Henry Whipple Primary School£7,808
#15Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School£7,702
#16Firbeck Academy£7,686
#17Glenbrook Spencer Academy£7,644
#18Heathfield Primary and Nursery School£7,559
#19St Ann's Well Academy£7,520
#20Rufford Primary and Nursery School£7,503
#21St Patrick's Catholic Primary and Nursery School£7,490
#22Sycamore Academy£7,487
#23Victoria Primary School£7,455
#24Hempshill Hall Primary School£7,424
#25Portland Spencer Academy£7,419
#26Djanogly Northgate Academy£7,407
#27Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy£7,387
#28Melbury Primary School£7,368
#29Forest Fields Primary and Nursery School£7,353
#30Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)£7,331
#31The Glapton Academy£7,280
#32Claremont Primary and Nursery School£7,273
#33Burford Primary and Nursery School£7,214
#34Highbank Primary and Nursery School£7,205
#35Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School£7,137
#36St Mary's Catholic Primary School£7,100
#37Southwark Primary School£7,063
#38Huntingdon Academy£7,016
#39Seely Primary School£6,952
#40Radford Primary School Academy£6,948
#41Welbeck Primary School£6,938
#42Djanogly Sherwood Academy£6,923
#43Berridge Primary and Nursery School£6,921
#44Haydn Primary School£6,889
#45Sneinton St Stephen's CofE Primary School£6,870
#46The Milford Academy£6,856
#47Rise Park Primary and Nursery School£6,814
#48Ambleside Primary School£6,787
#49Old Basford School£6,781
#50Scotholme Primary and Nursery School£6,754
#51Edna G. Olds Academy£6,752
#52Stanstead Flying High Academy£6,632
#53Whitegate Primary and Nursery School£6,577
#54Carrington Primary and Nursery School£6,568
#55Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School£6,559
#56Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School£6,558
#57Our Lady & St Edward Primary & Nursery Catholic Voluntary Academy£6,407
#58Hogarth Academy£6,343
#59St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School£6,316
#60Fernwood Primary School£6,207
#61Bluecoat Primary Academy£6,162
#62St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy£6,140
#63Windmill L.E.A.D. Academy£6,065
#64Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School£6,050
#65South Wilford Endowed CofE Primary School£6,000
#66St Teresa's Catholic Primary School£5,986
#67Middleton Primary and Nursery School£5,817
#68Cantrell Primary and Nursery School£3,303

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