Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School

Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School has performed well during its first inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic, receiving an overall effectiveness rating of good. The school emphasizes the core values of care, respect, and inclusion, which are evident in the positive relationships among staff and pupils. The curriculum is particularly strong in reading, with an effective phonics programme helping pupils to develop a love for reading and ensuring that they are well-prepared to read for learning as they progress through their education.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on reading as the foundation of the curriculum.
• Positive relationships and a nurturing environment for pupils.
• Well-organized personal, social, and health education curriculum.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and those new to English.
• Positive start in early years with an engaging curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects are at an early stage of implementation, affecting long-term recall.
• Inconsistencies in curriculum content clarity may hinder effective teaching.
• Some subject leaders lack understanding of their roles in curriculum design.

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 Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School attended 93.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.1% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Edale Rise Primary & Nursery 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 Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School had 18.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 15.2% of pupils at Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.2% 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 Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School received £8,687 and spent £8,728 for each of its 224 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £184,000 (£825 per pupil).

Across all 26 schools of Transform Trust, income was £7,034 and spending £7,060 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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Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School is part of Transform Trust, which runs 27 schools. The nearest others:

• Sneinton St Stephen's CofE Primary School Nottingham
• William Booth Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Parkdale Primary School Nottingham
• South Wilford Endowed CofE Primary School Nottingham
• Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Burford Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Cantrell Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Whitegate Primary and Nursery School Nottingham

What is Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School have?

Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School has 231 pupils on roll.

What age range does Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School cover?

Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School?

Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School is at Edale Road, Sneinton Dale, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG2 4HT.