Beardall Fields Primary and Nursery School, Nottingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "We have a fantastic purpose-built school which opened in 2014; relocating a mile from the original Victorian school site, Beardall Street, which dated back to 1872. Our school building is bright and spacious with beautiful school grounds including a playing field, allotment, trim trails and sporting courts. We offer wrap-around care through our Breakfast and After School clubs."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball and cross-country.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £7.00 per session.

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Beardall Fields Primary and Nursery School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Nottinghamshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (84% in reading, 90% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 39 families put Beardall Fields Primary and Nursery School as their first choice and 138 named it as one of their preferences, for 40 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Beardall Fields Primary and Nursery School are Leen Mills Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 66% reading, 64% maths); Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 76% reading, 79% maths); Hucknall National Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, 87% reading, 80% maths); and Broomhill Junior School (0.9 miles, Good, 77% reading, 77% maths).

Beardall Fields Primary and Nursery School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

49 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Beardall Fields Primary and Nursery School (as of April 2026): 94% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 17% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (17%).

10.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (73%), Mixed (7%) and Asian (5%).

In 2026, 38 pupils (8.8%) received SEN support and 6 (1.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Hucknall Tram Stop, about 420 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School Playing Field (adjacent), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Beardall Fields Primary and Nursery School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 173 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Nottinghamshire (101), as is usual near a town centre.

Beardall Fields Primary and Nursery School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Beardall Fields Primary and Nursery School are The National CofE Academy (1 mile) and The Holgate Academy (1.6 miles).