SCHOOL PROFILE

Cantrell Primary and Nursery School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 151545
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 460 Published school capacity
Capacity used 82.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

26 March 2024
Latest published outcome Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Requires improvement
Leadership & management Inadequate
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Nottingham
Trust TRANSFORM TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 381 358 full-time · 23 part-time
Female pupils 191 50.1% of pupils
Male pupils 190 49.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

34.4%
9.6 pts above England
School 34.4%
Nottingham 36.9%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

20.2%
0.1 pts below England
School 20.2%
Nottingham 36.7%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
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
58.0%
221
African
10.8%
41
White and Black Caribbean
8.4%
32
Any other White background
7.9%
30
Any other Asian background
2.9%
11
White and Asian
2.6%
10
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 12.1% 46 of 381 pupils
8.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.1%
Nottingham 18.8%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.0% 38 pupils
England 14.8% 4.8 pts below
EHC plans 2.1% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 3.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 12
Speech, language & communication 12
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Moderate learning difficulty 7
Other difficulty or disability 1
Physical disability 1

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.

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

6.04%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.18 pts lower than England
School 6.04%
Nottingham 6.82%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.76%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.94 pts higher than England
School 19.76%
Nottingham 18.73%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.61%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.20 pts lower than England
School 0.61%
Nottingham 2.30%
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

82.8% 5.4 pts below England
Cantrell Primary and Nursery School
82.8%
Nottingham
94.7%
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