Djanogly Strelley Academy

Djanogly Strelley Academy is a welcoming, highly inclusive school where pupils feel safe and valued. Inspectors found particular strength in early years, inclusion, leadership and governance, and personal development and wellbeing. The early years provision is language-rich and well sequenced, support for pupils with SEND is highly effective, and leaders have created a positive culture with strong parental engagement. Safeguarding is met. The school's work to support pupils from often very low starting points is notable, and pupils generally make good progress in reading, writing and mathematics. However, this progress is not yet reflected in national test outcomes, which are typically below national averages, especially for disadvantaged pupils in the most recent year. Attendance is improving but remains a concern, with overall and persistent absence above national averages and some pupils still missing too much school. In some wider curriculum subjects, teachers do not always correct pupils' misunderstandings. Leaders know their priorities, and the next steps are clear: embed highly effective teaching consistently across the school so that errors are addressed quickly, and continue work to improve attendance. The school is part of Tapestry Learning Partnership, serves a deprived community with high free school meals, and has a resourced provision for pupils with autistic spectrum disorder.

Strengths

• Warm, inclusive school culture where pupils feel safe and valued.
• Highly effective early years provision with a well-sequenced, language-rich curriculum.
• Strong inclusion and support for pupils with SEND, including the 'acorns' specialist provision.
• High-quality leadership and governance, with a new headteacher providing direction and energy.
• Strong personal development and wellbeing provision, including pastoral support and enrichment.
• Positive relationships with parents and carers, who are overwhelmingly supportive.
• Pupils behave well, bullying is rare, and staff act swiftly when concerns arise.
• Attendance is steadily improving, supported by effective systems and a free breakfast club.
• Pupils make notable progress from low starting points in reading, writing and mathematics.
• Pupils achieve well across the wider curriculum and recall learning confidently.

Areas for Improvement

• National test outcomes in reading, writing and mathematics are typically below national averages.
• The progress pupils make is not yet reflected in national outcomes.
• Some pupils are still absent from school too often, and overall and persistent absence remain above national averages.
• In some wider curriculum subjects, such as history, pupils' errors are not always identified and corrected.
• Disadvantaged pupils' outcomes declined in 2024/25 and gaps remain, especially in reading and mathematics.
• Teaching consistency needs embedding across the school, particularly in wider curriculum areas.

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 Djanogly Strelley Academy attended 92.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.2% 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, 2.8% of pupils at Djanogly Strelley 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 Djanogly Strelley Academy had 19.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.3% 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, 19.4% of pupils at Djanogly Strelley Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% 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 Djanogly Strelley Academy received £8,894 and spent £8,991 for each of its 379 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £266,000 (£703 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Tapestry Learning Partnership, income was £8,269 and spending £8,367 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

Djanogly Strelley Academy is part of Tapestry Learning Partnership, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Djanogly Northgate Academy Nottingham
• Djanogly Sherwood Academy Nottingham
• Springfield Academy Nottingham
• Djanogly City Academy Nottingham
• Kensington Junior Academy Ilkeston
• Laceyfields Academy Heanor
• Langley Mill Academy Nottingham
• Chellaston Academy Derby
• Morton Primary Academy Alfreton
• City of Derby Academy Derby

What is Djanogly Strelley Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Djanogly Strelley Academy is Expected standard, from an inspection in August 2026.

When was Djanogly Strelley Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Djanogly Strelley Academy was last inspected in August 2026.

How many pupils does Djanogly Strelley Academy have?

Djanogly Strelley Academy has 386 pupils on roll.

What age range does Djanogly Strelley Academy cover?

Djanogly Strelley Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Djanogly Strelley Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 34% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Djanogly Strelley Academy?

Djanogly Strelley Academy is at Helston Drive, Strelley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 6JZ.