Gilthill Primary School

Gilthill Primary School has shown itself to be a welcoming and supportive environment for its pupils, where kindness and inclusivity are prioritized. The school's leadership is strong, maintaining high expectations for both staff and students. The quality of education is good, as demonstrated by effective teaching practices that engage pupils and foster their confidence. However, the school faces challenges in ensuring that all pupils, particularly those struggling with reading, receive the precise support they need to become fluent readers.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between staff and pupils.
• Pupils feel safe and enjoy attending school.
• High expectations for pupil behavior and learning.
• Supportive environment prioritizing kindness and respect.
• Effective systems for identifying and supporting pupils with special educational needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent support for pupils who are not fluent readers.
• Some subjects lack clear guidance for teachers on content delivery.

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 Gilthill Primary School attended 96.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.8% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Gilthill Primary 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 Gilthill Primary School had 23.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.0% 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, 4.8% of pupils at Gilthill Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.4% 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 Gilthill Primary School received £6,720 and spent £6,651 for each of its 205 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £203,000 (£989 per pupil).

Across all 23 schools of East Midlands Education Trust, income was £7,496 and spending £7,400 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 · Nottinghamshire local authority: places and applications

Gilthill Primary School is part of East Midlands Education Trust, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

• Hollywell Primary School Nottingham
• Awsworth Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• The Kimberley School Nottingham
• Kimberley Primary School Nottingham
• Larkfields Infant School Nottingham
• Mornington Primary School Nottingham
• The Ripley Academy Ripley
• John Flamsteed Community School Ripley
• Street Lane Primary School Ripley
• The West Bridgford School Nottingham

What is Gilthill Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Gilthill Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Gilthill Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Gilthill Primary School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Gilthill Primary School have?

Gilthill Primary School has 207 pupils on roll.

What age range does Gilthill Primary School cover?

Gilthill Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Gilthill Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Gilthill Primary School?

Gilthill Primary School is at Gilt Hill, Kimberley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 2GZ.