Rufford Primary and Nursery School

Nottingham · NG6 8LE

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 438 pupils, 53.8% FSM

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Rufford Primary and Nursery School

General Information

Address: Hoewood Road, Bulwell, NG6 8LE – View on map
Phone: 01159155755
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sally Maddison
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 40 families put it first for 41 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 9 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

438 pupils out of 472 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 218
% eligible for free school meals: 53.8%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (less mixed than the Nottingham average)
English as an additional language: 22% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 9% a year (Nottingham 14.1%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 65% moved to another school, 35% 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 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: 5.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 17.3%
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: 19.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 34 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 18 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 15 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 10 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

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

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 49% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 12 percentage points below the Nottingham average (61%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 52% against an expected 55%)
3-year average (expected standard): 52%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 68% · Writing 60% · Maths 64% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 57%
Average test scores: reading 102, maths 100
Based on: 53 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 schoolNottingham 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 12 percentage points below the Nottingham average (61%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 63rd of 73 junior and primary schools in the area

=61Sycamore Academy51%
=63Forest Fields Primary and Nursery School49%
=63Rufford Primary and Nursery School49%
=63Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)49%
#66Nottingham Academy47%

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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

#1Huntingdon Academy93%
#2St Teresa's Catholic Primary School90%
#3Edna G. Olds Academy86%
#4Welbeck Primary School84%
#5Haydn Primary School82%
=6South Wilford Endowed CofE Primary School80%
=6St Mary's Catholic Primary School80%
#8Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School77%
=9Sneinton St Stephen's CofE Primary School76%
=9Windmill L.E.A.D. Academy76%
=11Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School75%
=11Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy75%
#13Hogarth Academy74%
=14Highbank Primary and Nursery School73%
=14Mellers Primary School73%
=14Southglade Primary and Nursery School73%
#17The Glapton Academy72%
=18Radford Primary School Academy71%
=18The Milford Academy71%
#20Rise Park Primary and Nursery School70%
=21Berridge Primary and Nursery School69%
=21Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School69%
=21Glenbrook Spencer Academy69%
=21Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School69%
=21Scotholme Primary and Nursery School69%
=26Djanogly Northgate Academy67%
=26Robin Hood Primary School67%
=26Westglade Primary School67%
=29Fernwood Primary School66%
=29Firbeck Academy66%
=29Hempshill Hall Primary School66%
=29Southwold Primary School and Early Years' Centre66%
=29Whitegate Primary and Nursery School66%
=34Melbury Primary School63%
=34St Patrick's Catholic Primary and Nursery School63%
=36Djanogly Sherwood Academy62%
=36Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School62%
=36Greenfields Community School62%
=39Seely Primary School61%
=39Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School61%
=41Claremont Primary and Nursery School60%
=41Southwark Primary School60%
=43Ambleside Primary School58%
=43Portland Spencer Academy58%
=45Middleton Primary and Nursery School57%
=45Old Basford School57%
=47Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School56%
=47Henry Whipple Primary School56%
=49Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School55%
=49Carrington Primary and Nursery School55%
=49Crabtree Farm Primary School55%
=49St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School55%
=53St Ann's Well Academy54%
=53Stanstead Flying High Academy54%
=53William Booth Primary and Nursery School54%
=56Burford Primary and Nursery School53%
=56Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School53%
=56Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery School53%
=56Victoria Primary School53%
#60Springfield Academy52%
=61Bluecoat Primary Academy51%
=61Sycamore Academy51%
=63Forest Fields Primary and Nursery School49%
=63Rufford Primary and Nursery School49%
=63Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)49%
#66Nottingham Academy47%
#67Heathfield Primary and Nursery School46%
#68Our Lady & St Edward Primary & Nursery Catholic Voluntary Academy42%
=69Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy41%
=69St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy41%
#71Glade Hill Primary & Nursery School36%
#72Djanogly Strelley Academy34%
#73Dovecote Primary and Nursery School27%

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37th of 57 primary schools in Nottingham for Ofsted rating

#35Robin Hood Primary SchoolGood
#36Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#37Rufford Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#38Scotholme Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#39Seely 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.

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: £7,503 (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.

20th of 68 primary schools in Nottingham for spending per pupil

#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

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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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