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Hempshill Hall Primary School

Primary · Nottingham · NG6 7AT

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 14 January 2025

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At a glance

400 pupils · 95% of 420 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
31.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
20.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.hempshillhall.com/
URN
122493

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 37 families named it first for 37 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. At its inspection on 14 January 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

37 places offered · 37 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
66%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
8%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
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 school66%
Median of its 12 closest peers63.5%
Nottingham average62.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with 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
Olive Hill Primary AcademyHalesowen · 50 miles awayExpected standard62%
Swallowdale Primary School and Community CentreMelton Mowbray · 22 miles awayGood53%
Wrekin View Primary SchoolTelford · 58 miles awayNo current grade67%
Granby Primary SchoolLeicester · 27 miles awayGood47%
Sir Edmund Hillary AcademyWorksop · 22 miles awayRequires improvement60%
The Park Primary SchoolBristol · 119 miles awayGood65%
St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolBournemouth · 158 miles awayRequires improvement67%
Dothill Primary SchoolTelford · 58 miles awayGood58%
Pathfinder CofE Primary SchoolCambridge · 72 miles awayGood65%
Bishop Chavasse Primary SchoolTonbridge · 140 miles awayGood65%
St Edward's Catholic Primary SchoolBirmingham · 48 miles awayGood58%
Raddlebarn Primary SchoolBirmingham · 49 miles awayGood65%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 56% (Nottingham 34%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 10% (Nottingham 6%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Nottingham 5%, England 3%) · Black African 6% (Nottingham 12%, England 5%) · Any other White background 4% (Nottingham 7%, England 7%) · Asian Pakistani 3% (Nottingham 11%, England 5%) · Black Caribbean 3% (Nottingham 2%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 2% (Nottingham 5%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Nottingham 4%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Nottingham 2%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 2% (Nottingham 2%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Nottingham 5%, England 3%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Nottingham 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Nottingham 2%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

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)
5.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
17.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.74 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
22.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

85% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school · 10% 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)

34.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.3 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 £48,299; 18.5% 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£7,546
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£136,753; in-year balance +£7,128

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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)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher21.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications21.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work24.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health47.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier86.5%62.3%
Social housing1.8%17.1%
Privately rented11.7%20.5%
Detached houses7.6%22.9%
Flats0.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms17.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van12.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01013875 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£210,000180 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£166,000–£275,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (55)£307,000
Semi-detached (82)£206,500
Terraced (40)£149,000

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

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
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
5an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an 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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