Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School
Gordon Road, Nottingham, NG3 2LE
452 pupils · 94% of 480 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- FLYING HIGH TRUST
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Free school meals
- 38.2%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 30 April 2025, published 8 June 2025. 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 | 77% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 14% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 42 | 39 | 80 | 41 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 47 | 41 | 98 | 45 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 45 | 44 | 88 | 44 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 42 | 41 | 80 | 42 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 44 | 41 | 97 | 43 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 48 | 48 | 96 | 48 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 59 | 61 | 131 | 59 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 70 | 127 | 60 |
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
- Our Lady & St Edward Primary & Nursery Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Ann's Well Academy 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Hogarth Academy 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Sycamore Academy 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Sneinton St Stephen's CofE Primary School 0.9 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
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.