OFSTED
11 June 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools alternative provision
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Nottingham
Trust
STONE SOUP LEARNS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
10
10 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
5
50.0% of pupils
Male pupils
5
50.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.2 pts
above England
School
40.0%
Nottingham
36.9%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Nottingham
36.7%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Nottingham
0.7%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
50.0%
5
White and Black Caribbean
30.0%
3
Any other Mixed background
10.0%
1
Pakistani
10.0%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
10 of
10 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
85.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
6.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
9.1%
70.7 pts
below England
Stone Soup Academy
9.1%
Nottingham
73.1%
East Midlands
78.4%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.