Robert Mellors Primary Academy

Gedling · NG5 7EX

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 294 pupils, 39% FSM

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Robert Mellors Primary Academy

General Information

Address: Bonington Drive, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 7EX – View on map
Phone: 01158408068
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Emma Essex
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 26 families put it first for 26 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

294 pupils out of 360 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 105
% eligible for free school meals: 39.0%
Pupil mix: 5 in 10 (more mixed than the Gedling average)
English as an additional language: 19% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 5.1% a year (Gedling 15.5%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 100% moved to another school, 0% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Nottinghamshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 11 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 12 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (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 Nottinghamshire (the council area this school is in), 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: 5.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 13.3%
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: 13.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 14 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 12 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Physical disability: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 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

Good 2022 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

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 72% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 9% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 5 percentage points above the Gedling average (68%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 70% against an expected 64%)
3-year average (expected standard): 70%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 85% · Writing 87% · Maths 85% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 81%
Average test scores: reading 107, maths 106
Based on: 47 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolGedling averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 5 percentage points above the Gedling average (68%).

Year 6 SATs: 14th of 32 junior and primary schools in the area

=12Coppice Farm Primary School73%
=12Porchester Junior School73%
#14Robert Mellors Primary Academy72%
=15Killisick Junior School71%
=15Mapperley Plains Primary and Nursery School71%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Abbey Gates Primary School90%
#2Ernehale Junior School86%
=3Haddon Primary and Nursery School79%
=3Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School79%
=3Newstead Primary and Nursery School79%
#6The Carlton Junior Academy78%
#7Arnold View Primary School77%
#8Parkdale Primary School76%
=9Stanhope Primary and Nursery School75%
=9Warren Primary Academy75%
#11The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold74%
=12Coppice Farm Primary School73%
=12Porchester Junior School73%
#14Robert Mellors Primary Academy72%
=15Killisick Junior School71%
=15Mapperley Plains Primary and Nursery School71%
=15Rivendell Flying High Academy71%
=15St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School71%
#19Hawthorne Primary and Nursery School70%
#20Willow Farm Primary School68%
#21Burntstump Seely CofE Primary Academy67%
#22All Hallows CofE Primary School65%
=23Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery School63%
=23Westdale Junior School63%
#25Ravenshead CofE Primary School58%
#26Lambley Primary School56%
#27Arnbrook Primary School55%
#28The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy54%
#29Sir John Sherbrooke Junior School53%
=30Burton Joyce Primary School51%
=30Netherfield Primary School51%
#32Priory Junior School39%

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15th of 21 primary schools in Gedling for Ofsted rating

#13Ravenshead CofE Primary SchoolGood
#14Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#15Robert Mellors Primary AcademyGood
#16The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, ArnoldGood
#17Warren Primary AcademyGood

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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

#1Abbey Gates Primary SchoolGood
#2Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#3Arnold View Primary SchoolGood
#4Burntstump Seely CofE Primary AcademyGood
#5Burton Joyce Primary SchoolGood
#6Colwick St John the Baptist CofE Primary AcademyGood
#7Coppice Farm Primary SchoolGood
#8Haddon Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#9Lambley Primary SchoolGood
#10Mapperley Plains Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#11Netherfield Primary SchoolGood
#12Parkdale Primary SchoolGood
#13Ravenshead CofE Primary SchoolGood
#14Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#15Robert Mellors Primary AcademyGood
#16The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, ArnoldGood
#17Warren Primary AcademyGood
#18Wood's Foundation CofE Primary SchoolGood
#19All Hallows CofE Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#20Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#21Stanhope Primary and Nursery SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,894 (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.

8th of 27 primary schools in Gedling for spending per pupil

#6Haddon Primary and Nursery School£7,016
#7Netherfield Primary School£6,936
#8Robert Mellors Primary Academy£6,894
#9Stanhope Primary and Nursery School£6,891
#10Mapperley Plains Primary and Nursery School£6,586

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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

#1Newstead Primary and Nursery School£8,816
#2Burntstump Seely CofE Primary Academy£8,149
#3Arnbrook Primary School£8,025
#4Warren Primary Academy£7,692
#5Hawthorne Primary and Nursery School£7,283
#6Haddon Primary and Nursery School£7,016
#7Netherfield Primary School£6,936
#8Robert Mellors Primary Academy£6,894
#9Stanhope Primary and Nursery School£6,891
#10Mapperley Plains Primary and Nursery School£6,586
#11Coppice Farm Primary School£6,556
#12St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School£6,549
#13Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School£6,454
#14Rivendell Flying High Academy£6,319
#15Abbey Gates Primary School£6,309
#16Ravenshead CofE Primary School£6,195
#17Arnold View Primary School£6,184
#18The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy£6,176
#19Willow Farm Primary School£6,154
#20All Hallows CofE Primary School£6,080
#21Lambley Primary School£6,033
#22Parkdale Primary School£5,757
#23Burton Joyce Primary School£5,728
#24Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery School£5,539
#25The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold£5,514
#26Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School£1,711
#27Colwick St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy£1,560

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