Arnbrook Primary School
Bestwood Lodge Drive, Nottingham, NG5 8NE
172 pupils · 61% of 280 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- ONE ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Free school meals
- 44%
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 | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 2 July 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 | 55% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“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 — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 12 | 12 | 34 | 12 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 22 | 22 | 38 | 22 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 16 | 15 | 35 | 16 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 15 | 15 | 37 | 15 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 7 | 7 | 20 | 7 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 13 | 12 | 25 | 12 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 21 | 15 | 34 | 17 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 18 | 15 | 37 | 16 |
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
- St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Glade Hill Primary & Nursery School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School 0.7 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Burford Primary and Nursery School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Arnold View Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Southglade Primary and Nursery School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · 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.