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Middleton Primary and Nursery School

Primary · Nottingham · NG8 1FG

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 22 February 2023

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At a glance

668 pupils · 106% of 630 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
10.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
54.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.middletonprimary.com
URN
122427

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 93 families named it first for 90 Reception places, 1.03 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 1.007 miles, the only Reception round we hold for it. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 22 February 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.03 first-choice applications per place

90 places offered · 93 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 1.007 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 1.007 miles

measured in a straight line.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

89 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
57%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
3%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school57%
Median of its 12 closest peers75.5%
Nottingham average62.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary AcademyLeicester · 22 miles awayOutstanding54%
Danson Primary SchoolWelling · 117 miles awayNo current grade81%
Longfield Primary SchoolHarrow · 101 miles awayGood72%
Dartford Bridge Community Primary SchoolDartford · 119 miles awayGood79%
Nightingale Primary SchoolLondon · 108 miles awayGood79%
Kerr Mackie Primary SchoolLeeds · 62 miles awayGood64%
Fern Hill Primary SchoolKingston upon Thames · 112 miles awayOutstanding78%
Heymann Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham · 3 miles awayGood66%
Westways Primary SchoolSheffield · 32 miles awayGood73%
Priory Rise SchoolMilton Keynes · 68 miles awayOutstanding89%
Sherwood Primary SchoolPreston · 85 miles awayOutstanding86%
West Hill Primary AcademyDartford · 120 miles awayExpected standard68%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 35% (Nottingham 34%, England 60%) · Asian Pakistani 30% (Nottingham 11%, England 5%) · Any other White background 5% (Nottingham 7%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Nottingham 5%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 4% (Nottingham 5%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Nottingham 2%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Nottingham 4%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Nottingham 6%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 3% (Nottingham 1%, England 1%) · Black African 3% (Nottingham 12%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Nottingham 5%, England 3%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Nottingham 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Nottingham 2%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Nottingham 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 0%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
6.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.04 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Nottingham: 2.95 suspensions and 0.05 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
23.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

96% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

47.2% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.6 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £50,214; 14.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,306
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 5% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £167,685; in-year balance +£64,181

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher50%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications12.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work46.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health58.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier82.6%62.3%
Social housing0.8%17.1%
Privately rented16.5%20.5%
Detached houses86.6%22.9%
Flats2.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms31.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van10.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01013979 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£265,000259 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£221,000–£356,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (106)£359,000
Semi-detached (117)£247,000
Terraced (34)£201,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Inside the Reception cutoff distance (1.62 km, 2026 entry): 611 sales, median £247,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
20an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
73an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
9an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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