Cotgrave Candleby Lane School

Cotgrave Candleby Lane School is performing exceptionally well in all areas. The school has been rated as outstanding in overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. Since its conversion to an academy, the institution has maintained high standards and demonstrates a strong commitment to providing a supportive and enriching educational environment for its pupils. Notably, the school is praised for its innovative curriculum that fosters a love of learning among students, enabling them to thrive academically and socially. With a focus on kindness and safety, the positive school culture is reflected in pupils' behaviour, exemplifying their pride in the school.

Strengths

• Outstanding quality of education across all key areas.
• Exceptional behaviour and attitudes demonstrated by pupils.
• Strong commitment to personal development and enrichment activities.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Well-designed and implemented curriculum that fosters a love of learning.
• High levels of pupil attendance and engagement.

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 Cotgrave Candleby Lane School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.0% 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, 0.2% of pupils at Cotgrave Candleby Lane School 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 Cotgrave Candleby Lane School had 22.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 26.3% 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, 12.8% of pupils at Cotgrave Candleby Lane School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% 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 Cotgrave Candleby Lane School received £6,417 and spent £6,381 for each of its 526 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £200,000 (-£380 per pupil).

Across all 35 schools of Flying High Trust, income was £7,225 and spending £7,388 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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Cotgrave Candleby Lane School is part of Flying High Trust, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:

• Edwalton Primary School Nottingham
• Rivendell Flying High Academy Nottingham
• Greythorn Primary School Nottingham
• Haddon Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Porchester Junior School Nottingham
• Stanhope Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Ernehale Infant School Nottingham
• Ernehale Junior School Nottingham
• Killisick Junior School Nottingham

What is Cotgrave Candleby Lane School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cotgrave Candleby Lane School is Outstanding, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Cotgrave Candleby Lane School last inspected by Ofsted?

Cotgrave Candleby Lane School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Cotgrave Candleby Lane School have?

Cotgrave Candleby Lane School has 506 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cotgrave Candleby Lane School cover?

Cotgrave Candleby Lane School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Cotgrave Candleby Lane School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Cotgrave Candleby Lane School?

Cotgrave Candleby Lane School is at Candleby Lane, Cotgrave, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG12 3JG.