Cotgrave Candleby Lane School

General Information

Address: Candleby Lane, Cotgrave, Nottingham, NG12 3JG
Phone: 01159892284
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Claire Lindsay
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 506
School capacity: 546
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 122
% eligible for free school meals: 24.4%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 5.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 13.0%
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.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 12.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 27 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 20 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 8 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

Outstanding 2023 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.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Ranked #2 of 25 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#1Archbishop Cranmer Church of England AcademyOutstanding
#2Cotgrave Candleby Lane SchoolOutstanding
#3Abbey Road Primary SchoolGood
#4Bunny CofE Primary SchoolGood

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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.

#1Archbishop Cranmer Church of England AcademyOutstanding
#2Cotgrave Candleby Lane SchoolOutstanding
#3Abbey Road Primary SchoolGood
#4Bunny CofE Primary SchoolGood
#5Carnarvon Primary SchoolGood
#6Cropwell Bishop Primary SchoolGood
#7Crossdale Primary SchoolGood
#8East Bridgford St Peters Church of England AcademyGood
#9Edwalton Primary SchoolGood
#10Flintham Primary SchoolGood
#11Gotham Primary SchoolGood
#12Greythorn Primary SchoolGood
#13Jesse Gray Primary SchoolGood
#14Keyworth Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#15Kinoulton Primary SchoolGood
#16Lady Bay Primary SchoolGood
#17Langar CofE Primary SchoolGood
#18Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#19Pierrepont Gamston Primary SchoolGood
#20Rosecliffe Spencer AcademyGood
#21St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#22Tollerton Primary SchoolGood
#23Willoughby Primary SchoolGood
#24Willow Brook Primary SchoolGood
#25Normanton-On-Soar Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £5,787 (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.

Ranked #28 of 32 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#26Abbey Road Primary School£5,898
#27Willow Brook Primary School£5,841
#28Cotgrave Candleby Lane School£5,787
#29St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School£5,748
#30Brookside Primary School£5,438

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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.

#1Edwalton Primary School£11,604
#2Willoughby Primary School£10,903
#3Flintham Primary School£8,767
#4Langar CofE Primary School£7,920
#5Bingham Primary School£7,813
#6Keyworth Primary and Nursery School£7,569
#7Costock CofE Primary School£7,554
#8Gotham Primary School£7,551
#9Bunny CofE Primary School£7,162
#10Cotgrave Church of England Primary School£7,123
#11Sutton Bonington Primary School£6,667
#12Normanton-On-Soar Primary School£6,586
#13Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School£6,455
#14Millside Spencer Academy£6,427
#15Jesse Gray Primary School£6,404
#16Cropwell Bishop Primary School£6,333
#17Pierrepont Gamston Primary School£6,324
#18Carnarvon Primary School£6,292
#19Crossdale Primary School£6,279
#20Lady Bay Primary School£6,130
#21Greythorn Primary School£6,111
#22Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy£6,030
#23Heymann Primary and Nursery School£6,019
#24Tollerton Primary School£6,015
#25East Bridgford St Peters Church of England Academy£5,905
#26Abbey Road Primary School£5,898
#27Willow Brook Primary School£5,841
#28Cotgrave Candleby Lane School£5,787
#29St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School£5,748
#30Brookside Primary School£5,438
#31Rosecliffe Spencer Academy£5,151
#32Kinoulton Primary School£464

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