Cantrell Primary and Nursery School
Cantrell Primary and Nursery School is an academy sponsor led in Nottingham for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 381 pupils on roll.
| Type | Primary / Academy sponsor led |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Cantrell Road Bulwell Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG6 9HJ |
| Phone | 01159155770 |
| Reference Number | 151545 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 381 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 49.87%
Girls: 50.13% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 35.5% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 20.2% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 24.1 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.4 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 28 | 43 |
| 2 | 23 | 30 | 53 |
| 3 | 28 | 23 | 51 |
| 4 | 28 | 29 | 57 |
| 5 | 32 | 28 | 60 |
| 6 | 34 | 19 | 53 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 58% |
| African | 10.8% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 8.4% |
| White, Other | 7.9% |
| Asian, Other | 2.9% |
| White & Asian | 2.6% |
| Indian | 1.8% |
| Pakistani | 1.8% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.3% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.8% |
| Caribbean | 0.8% |
| Unclassified | 0.3% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment
| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
| First Preference | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Second Preference | 11 | 1 |
| Third Preference | 4 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 1 | 1 |
Previous years
Sample
UnlockPlaces and pupil numbers
In 2024–25 Cantrell Primary and Nursery School had 368 pupils for 420 places. 52 places (12.4%) were unfilled.
Reception intake in the “Bulwell Primary” planning area
Nottingham counted 431 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 411 in 2029–30, down 5%.
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 Cantrell Primary and Nursery School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.2% |
| Unauthorised absence | 2.8% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.6% |
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 2025–26 Cantrell Primary and Nursery School had 20.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).
Pupils per teacher
| 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 10.3 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – |
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, 10.0% of pupils at Cantrell Primary and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 6 | 6 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 12 | 0 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 11 | 0 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 5 | 2 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 1 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
| Vision impairment | 1 | 0 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
|
Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School
Ragdale Road, Bulwell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 8GQ |
0.43 miles |
|
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
Piccadilly, Bulwell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 9FN |
0.49 miles |
|
Stanstead Flying High Academy
Stanstead Avenue, Rise Park, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 5BL |
0.51 miles |
|
Crabtree Farm Primary School
Steadfold Close, Crabtree Road, Bulwell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 8AX |
0.67 miles |
|
Rufford Primary and Nursery School
Hoewood Road, Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, NG6 8LE |
0.72 miles |
|
Springfield Academy
Lawton Drive, Bulwell Hall Estate, Bulwell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 8BL |
0.72 miles |
|
Westglade Primary School
Syke Road, Top Valley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 9BG |
0.74 miles |
|
Rise Park Primary and Nursery School
Bestwood Park Drive West, Rise Park, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 5EL |
0.88 miles |
|
Henry Whipple Primary School
Padstow Road, Bestwood, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 5GH |
0.88 miles |
|
Southwark Primary School
Park Lane, Old Basford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 0DT |
0.96 miles |
|
Crisp Vocational Provision
Units 2, 3, 11, 12, 14 Bennerley Court, Bulwell, Nottingham, NG6 8UT |
1.08 miles |
|
Green Crescent School
Green Academy, Queensberry Street, Basford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 0DG |
1.13 miles |
|
Southglade Primary and Nursery School
Beckhampton Road, Nottingham, NG5 5NE |
1.14 miles |
|
Hempshill Hall Primary School
Armstrong Road, Hempshill Vale Estate, Bulwell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 7AT |
1.15 miles |
|
Robin Hood Primary School
Beckhampton Road, Bestwood Park, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 5NA |
1.16 miles |
|
Old Basford School
Percy Street, Old Basford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 0GF |
1.36 miles |
|
Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery School
Amesbury Circus, Aspley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 6DD |
1.39 miles |
|
Warren Primary Academy
Bewcastle Road, Top Valley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 9PJ |
1.4 miles |
|
Heathfield Primary and Nursery School
Scotland Road, Basford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 1JU |
1.51 miles |
|
Glade Hill Primary & Nursery School
Chippenham Road, Bestwood Park, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 5TA |
1.63 miles |
| Name | Distance |
|
The Bulwell Academy
Hucknall Lane, Nottingham, NG6 8AQ |
0.47 miles |
|
Park Vale Academy
Top Valley Drive, Top Valley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 9AZ |
0.74 miles |
|
Ellis Guilford School
Bar Lane, Basford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 0HT |
1.5 miles |
|
The Oakwood Academy
Bewcastle Road, Warren Hill, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 9PJ |
1.54 miles |
|
Bestwood Village School
School Walk, Bestwood Village, Nottingham, NG6 8UU |
1.63 miles |
|
Nottingham Free School
The Courtaulds Building, 290 Haydn Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 1EB |
1.96 miles |
|
Bluecoat Aspley Academy
Aspley Lane, Aspley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 5GY |
2.27 miles |
|
Nottingham Girls' Academy
Robin's Wood Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 3LD |
2.39 miles |
|
The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
Beechdale Road, Aspley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 3EZ |
2.4 miles |
|
Woodlands Academy
Beechdale Road, Aspley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 3EZ |
2.46 miles |
|
Redhill Academy
Redhill Road, Arnold, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 8GX |
2.48 miles |
|
Willowfield Academy
Chingford Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 3BT |
2.56 miles |
|
Bluecoat Beechdale Academy
Harvey Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 3GP |
2.61 miles |
|
The Holgate Academy
Nabbs Lane, Hucknall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG15 6HB |
2.62 miles |
|
Djanogly City Academy
Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG7 6ND |
2.62 miles |
|
The Kimberley School
Newdigate Street, Kimberley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 2NJ |
2.63 miles |
|
Bluecoat Trent Academy
Pelham Avenue, Nottingham, NG5 1AJ |
2.65 miles |
|
Endeavour Academy
Churchmoor Lane, Arnold, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 8HN |
2.66 miles |
|
Jamia Al-Hudaa Residential College
Forest House, Berkeley Avenue, Mapperley Park, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG3 5TT |
2.83 miles |
|
Oak Field School
Wigman Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 3HW |
2.84 miles |
All schools in Nottingham · Nottingham local authority: places and applications
Cantrell Primary and Nursery School is part of Transform Trust, which runs 27 schools. The nearest others:
- Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
- Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
- Burford Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
- Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
- Holgate Primary and Nursery School Hucknall
- Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
- Sneinton St Stephen's CofE Primary School Nottingham
- William Booth Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
- Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School Nottingham
- Parkdale Primary School Nottingham
How many pupils does Cantrell Primary and Nursery School have?
Cantrell Primary and Nursery School has 381 pupils on roll.
What age range does Cantrell Primary and Nursery School cover?
Cantrell Primary and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Cantrell Primary and Nursery School?
Cantrell Primary and Nursery School is at Cantrell Road, Bulwell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 9HJ.