Rise Park Primary and Nursery School
Bestwood Park Drive West, Nottingham, NG5 5EL
458 pupils · 109% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Free school meals
- 29.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 March 2026, published 11 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 70% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 50 | 48 | 88 | 49 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 54 | 52 | 90 | 54 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 47 | 46 | 83 | 46 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 55 | 54 | 92 | 55 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 50 | 48 | 96 | 50 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 51 | 50 | 98 | 51 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 59 | 64 | 129 | 59 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 55 | 50 | 121 | 54 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Westglade Primary School 0.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Stanstead Flying High Academy 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Warren Primary Academy 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Southglade Primary and Nursery School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Robin Hood Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Springfield Academy 1.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.