Old Basford School

Old Basford School is performing well overall, with a good rating across various domains, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management. The school has not been inspected previously under the current framework, making this assessment particularly significant. The early years provision is outstanding, establishing a strong foundation for pupils' learning and development. Parents express high satisfaction, noting the supportive and inclusive environment that the school fosters.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit kindness, care, and inclusion towards each other.
• High expectations for all pupils are set by staff.
• Strong support for pupils' emotional resilience is provided.
• Ambitious and well-planned curriculum in many subjects.
• Effective leadership with a focus on staff well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils struggle with reading despite support.
• Curriculum clarity is lacking in some subjects, affecting pupils' retention of knowledge.
• Insufficient information for teachers about pupils with SEND limits effective support.

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 Old Basford School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.6% 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, 2.4% of pupils at Old Basford School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 2 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 Old Basford School had 18.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.4% 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, 13.0% of pupils at Old Basford School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% 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 Old Basford School received £6,842 and spent £6,781 for each of its 454 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £564,000 (£1,244 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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What is Old Basford School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Old Basford School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Old Basford School last inspected by Ofsted?

Old Basford School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Old Basford School have?

Old Basford School has 447 pupils on roll.

What age range does Old Basford School cover?

Old Basford School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Old Basford School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Old Basford School?

Old Basford School is at Percy Street, Old Basford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 0GF.