SCHOOL PROFILE

The Florence Nightingale Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 147925
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 418 Published school capacity
Capacity used 76.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

28 March 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Nottinghamshire
Trust THE WHITE HILLS PARK TRUST LTD
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 321 302 full-time · 19 part-time
Female pupils 138 43.0% of pupils
Male pupils 183 57.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

38.9%
14.1 pts above England
School 38.9%
Broxtowe 21.3%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

12.1%
8.2 pts below England
School 12.1%
Broxtowe 16.0%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.6%
0.4 pts below England
School 0.6%
Broxtowe 0.6%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
80.1%
257
African
6.9%
22
White and Black Caribbean
2.8%
9
White and Black African
2.2%
7
Any other White background
1.9%
6
White and Asian
1.2%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 39.9% 128 of 321 pupils
19.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 39.9%
Broxtowe 14.4%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 36.8% 118 pupils
England 14.8% 22.0 pts above
EHC plans 3.1% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 2.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 51
Speech, language & communication 39
Autistic spectrum disorder 13
Other difficulty or disability 9
Moderate learning difficulty 8
Hearing impairment 4

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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

58.0% 2.4 pts below England
School 58.0%
Broxtowe 62.6%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

71.0%

2.8 pts below England

School 71.0%
Broxtowe 73.6%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

73.0%

2.7 pts above England

School 73.0%
Broxtowe 71.0%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
Broxtowe 73.4%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.23%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.98 pts lower than England
School 5.23%
Broxtowe 5.19%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.54%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.28 pts lower than England
School 14.54%
Broxtowe 12.26%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.35%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.45 pts lower than England
School 0.35%
Broxtowe 1.11%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

76.8% 11.4 pts below England
The Florence Nightingale Academy
76.8%
Broxtowe
91.4%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information