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Burford Primary and Nursery School

Primary · Nottingham · NG5 6FX

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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

226 pupils · 96% of 235 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
40.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
29.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
15.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.burfordprimaryandnursery.co.uk
URN
143060

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 28 families named it first for 28 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 6.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

28 places offered · 28 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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
53%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
7%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
101
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
100
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 school53%
Median of its 12 closest peers61%
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
Hanover Primary SchoolLondon · 111 miles awayGood67%
Chillingham Road Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · 138 miles awayGood60%
Holy Family Catholic AcademyWigan · 70 miles awayGood55%
Glenmead Primary SchoolBirmingham · 45 miles awayNeeds attention57%
Rowley Park Primary AcademyStafford · 43 miles awayGood62%
Great Harwood Primary SchoolBlackburn · 75 miles awayGood52%
Greenlands Primary SchoolDartford · 125 miles awayExpected standard73%
Hillsborough Nursery & Primary SchoolSheffield · 32 miles awayExpected standard64%
Wallbrook Primary AcademyBilston · 50 miles awayGood47%
St Aidan's Church of England Primary SchoolGateshead · 136 miles awayGood81%
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South ShieldsSouth Shields · 137 miles awayGood77%
St Mary's CofE Primary School MostonManchester · 56 miles awayGood31%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 46% (Nottingham 34%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 8% (Nottingham 6%, England 2%) · Any other White background 8% (Nottingham 7%, England 7%) · Black African 7% (Nottingham 12%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Nottingham 5%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 6% (Nottingham 11%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 5% (Nottingham 5%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Nottingham 4%, England 2%) · Not recorded 4% (Nottingham 1%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 2% (Nottingham 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Nottingham 2%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Nottingham 5%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Nottingham 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Nottingham 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Nottingham 2%, England 2%)

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)
6.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
18.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

4.42 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
21.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

90% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 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 £49,447; 18.2% 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 (2024-25)

This school£7,214
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 72% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 11% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £83,000; in-year balance +£112,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher43.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work41.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways15.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier71.4%62.3%
Social housing16.9%17.1%
Privately rented11.7%20.5%
Detached houses44.3%22.9%
Flats0.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms29.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van22.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01013964 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£192,000432 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£160,000–£228,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (54)£340,500
Semi-detached (219)£205,000
Terraced (108)£172,000
Flat (51)£105,000

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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
7an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
21an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
5an 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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