Warren Primary Academy

Warren Primary Academy has made notable progress since its previous inspection, moving from a grade of requires improvement to good across all evaluated areas. The school prides itself on fostering a community atmosphere where pupils feel safe, happy, and engaged in their learning. Leaders and teachers have established high expectations, providing a rich curriculum that caters to the diverse needs of learners, including those with special educational needs. Overall, stakeholders—pupils, parents, and staff—express contentment with the school's direction and improvements.

Strengths

• Strong community atmosphere where pupils feel safe and valued.
• Effective curriculum that enables pupils to achieve well across many subjects.
• Teachers have good subject knowledge and adapt teaching effectively to address misconceptions.
• Early years provision is well planned and supports children's development.
• Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes towards learning and respect towards one another.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects are not yet demonstrating the depth of knowledge seen in other subjects.
• Targets for some pupils with SEND are not as precise as they could be.
• Attendance issues persist for some pupils who are frequently absent.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Warren Primary Academy attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.0% of pupils at Warren Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Warren Primary Academy had 19.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.2% of pupils at Warren Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Warren Primary Academy received £8,603 and spent £8,583 for each of its 195 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £68,000 (£349 per pupil).

Across all 27 schools of L.E.A.D. Academy Trust, income was £8,020 and spending £8,028 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Nottingham · Nottingham local authority: places and applications

Warren Primary Academy is part of L.E.A.D. Academy Trust, which runs 27 schools. The nearest others:

• St Ann's Well Academy Nottingham
• Sycamore Academy Nottingham
• Huntingdon Academy Nottingham
• Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy Nottingham
• Hogarth Academy Nottingham
• Radford Primary School Academy Nottingham
• Edna G. Olds Academy Nottingham
• Windmill L.E.A.D. Academy Nottingham
• The Glapton Academy Nottingham
• Cloudside Academy Nottingham

What is Warren Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Warren Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Warren Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Warren Primary Academy was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Warren Primary Academy have?

Warren Primary Academy has 204 pupils on roll.

What age range does Warren Primary Academy cover?

Warren Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Warren Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Warren Primary Academy?

Warren Primary Academy is at Bewcastle Road, Top Valley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 9PJ.