Best primary schools in Nottingham (2026)

Nottingham has 65 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, in the top 1% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 62%, against 62% for England. 4 are in England's top 10%, and 2 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 1% in England	St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Nottingham · Roman Catholic	92%	90%	17%	Report card
2 Top 3% in England	Edna G. Olds Academy Nottingham	87%	86%	21%	No rating
3 Top 4% in England	Welbeck Primary School Nottingham	85%	84%	20%	Good
4 Top 8% in England	Huntingdon Academy Nottingham	84%	93%	12%	Not judged
5 Top 13% in England	Haydn Primary School Nottingham	79%	82%	13%	Not judged
6 Top 14% in England	Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School Nottingham	76%	77%	14%	No rating
7 Top 15% in England	Sneinton St Stephen's CofE Primary School Nottingham · Church of England	78%	76%	10%	Outstanding
8 Top 19% in England	Warren Primary Academy Nottingham	74%	75%	4%	Good
9 Top 22% in England	Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School Nottingham	72%	69%	11%	No rating
10 Top 25% in England	Fernwood Primary School Nottingham	69%	66%	11%	No rating
11 Top 29% in England	St Mary's Catholic Primary School Nottingham · Roman Catholic	70%	80%	13%	Good
12 Top 31% in England	Rise Park Primary and Nursery School Nottingham	70%	70%	7%	Report card
13 Top 36% in England	Radford Primary School Academy Nottingham	67%	71%	11%	No rating
14 Top 36% in England	Westglade Primary School Nottingham	68%	67%	7%	No rating
15 Top 36% in England	Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School Nottingham · Roman Catholic	68%	69%	6%	No rating
16 Top 37% in England	Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy Nottingham	68%	75%	6%	Good
17 Top 37% in England	Windmill L.E.A.D. Academy Nottingham	65%	76%	19%	No rating
18 Top 42% in England	Mellers Primary School Nottingham	67%	73%	2%	Good
19 Top 44% in England	Hogarth Academy Nottingham	62%	74%	13%	No rating
20 Top 44% in England	Djanogly Northgate Academy Nottingham	64%	67%	9%	No rating
21 Top 47% in England	Southglade Primary and Nursery School Nottingham	64%	73%	7%	No rating
22 Top 48% in England	Portland Spencer Academy Nottingham	63%	58%	10%	Outstanding
23 Top 49% in England	St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School Nottingham · Roman Catholic	64%	55%	0%	No rating
24 Bottom 49% in England	William Booth Primary and Nursery School Nottingham	63%	54%	4%	Report card
25 Bottom 47% in England	St Ann's Well Academy Nottingham	59%	54%	11%	No rating
26 Bottom 47% in England	Robin Hood Primary School Nottingham	62%	67%	2%	No rating
27 Bottom 47% in England	Middleton Primary and Nursery School Nottingham	60%	57%	3%	No rating
28 Bottom 45% in England	Scotholme Primary and Nursery School Nottingham	60%	69%	4%	Good
29 Bottom 44% in England	Melbury Primary School Nottingham	61%	63%	10%	No rating
30 Bottom 43% in England	Djanogly Sherwood Academy Nottingham	61%	62%	0%	Good
31 Bottom 43% in England	Hempshill Hall Primary School Nottingham	60%	66%	8%	Not judged
32 Bottom 39% in England	Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School Nottingham	59%	62%	10%	Good
33 Bottom 39% in England	Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School Nottingham	59%	61%	6%	No rating
34 Bottom 38% in England	Glenbrook Spencer Academy Nottingham	59%	69%	8%	Good
35 Bottom 37% in England	Berridge Primary and Nursery School Nottingham	59%	69%	0%	No rating
36 Bottom 37% in England	Stanstead Flying High Academy Nottingham	57%	54%	4%	No rating
37 Bottom 33% in England	Henry Whipple Primary School Nottingham	55%	56%	7%	No rating
38 Bottom 32% in England	Southwark Primary School Nottingham	56%	60%	1%	No rating
39 Bottom 32% in England	Carrington Primary and Nursery School Nottingham	57%	55%	0%	Good
40 Bottom 31% in England	Firbeck Academy Nottingham	55%	66%	7%	Good
41 Bottom 30% in England	Sycamore Academy Nottingham	55%	51%	2%	No rating
42 Bottom 29% in England	Old Basford School Nottingham	55%	57%	4%	Good
43 Bottom 27% in England	Bluecoat Primary Academy Nottingham · Church of England	55%	51%	2%	Good
44 Bottom 27% in England	Greenfields Community School Nottingham	55%	62%	3%	Good
45 Bottom 26% in England	Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery School Nottingham	52%	53%	8%	Good
46 Bottom 26% in England	Seely Primary School Nottingham	55%	61%	1%	No rating
47 Bottom 26% in England	Arnbrook Primary School Nottingham	52%	55%	10%	Report card
48 Bottom 26% in England	Crabtree Farm Primary School Nottingham	55%	55%	0%	Good
49 Bottom 25% in England	Ambleside Primary School Nottingham	54%	58%	5%	Not judged
50 Bottom 21% in England	Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) Nottingham	51%	49%	7%	Good
51 Bottom 20% in England	Claremont Primary and Nursery School Nottingham	52%	60%	7%	Good
52 Bottom 19% in England	Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School Nottingham	50%	53%	5%	Report card
53 Bottom 19% in England	Our Lady & St Edward Primary & Nursery Catholic Voluntary Academy Nottingham · Roman Catholic	51%	42%	0%	Good
54 Bottom 19% in England	Southwold Primary School and Early Years' Centre Nottingham	50%	66%	10%	Not judged
55 Bottom 18% in England	Rufford Primary and Nursery School Nottingham	52%	49%	0%	No rating
56 Bottom 16% in England	Heathfield Primary and Nursery School Nottingham	49%	46%	2%	Good
57 Bottom 16% in England	Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School Nottingham · Church of England	50%	55%	0%	No rating
58 Bottom 14% in England	Springfield Academy Nottingham	50%	52%	0%	Report card
59 Bottom 13% in England	Forest Fields Primary and Nursery School Nottingham	47%	49%	4%	Good
60 Bottom 12% in England	Victoria Primary School Nottingham	44%	53%	16%	Not judged
61 Bottom 12% in England	Glade Hill Primary & Nursery School Nottingham	45%	36%	7%	No rating
62 Bottom 9% in England	Djanogly Strelley Academy Nottingham	44%	34%	0%	Report card
63 Bottom 8% in England	Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy Nottingham	44%	41%	0%	Requires improvement
64 Bottom 8% in England	Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School Nottingham	43%	56%	3%	No rating
65 Bottom 6% in England	St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy Nottingham · Roman Catholic	39%	41%	0%	Good

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What is the best primary school in Nottingham?

On exam results over the last three years, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School is the top-ranked primary school in Nottingham, in the top 1% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.