Djanogly Strelley Academy, Nottingham

Ofsted's report card from its 23 June 2026 inspection grades Djanogly Strelley Academy on 7 areas: 4 strong standard and 3 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "Children in the early years benefit from a language-rich, purposeful and inclusive learning environment."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders are committed to meeting the needs of every pupil across all of the different vulnerable groups."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders have created a welcoming, purposeful and highly inclusive culture in the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The promotion of pupils' personal development and wellbeing is a strength of the school."

Achievement - Expected standard. "From often very low starting points, pupils generally make notable progress in their reading, writing and mathematics."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have clear systems and processes in place to support pupils to attend well."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The school's curriculum identifies what pupils will learn and when, including for those who are in mixed-year groups."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that highly effective teaching is embedded across the school, including by ensuring that any errors pupils may make are swiftly resolved, so allowing pupils to develop secure knowledge and understanding that will allow them to achieve as highly as they can"; "Leaders should continue in their work to improve attendance to ensure that all pupils come to school as often as possible".

From the headteacher's welcome: "My name is Mrs O'Connell and I am proud to be the Headteacher at Djanogly Strelley Academy. We are a large primary school and nursery situated in Strelley, Nottingham. We have recently (October 2025) opened our two year old provision in a newly refurbished block within school."

The school runs after-school care until 4:15pm.

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils at Djanogly Strelley Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 47% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 73% in Nottingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 57% in reading and 66% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 33 families put Djanogly Strelley Academy as their first choice and 41 named it as one of their preferences, for 34 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 Djanogly Strelley Academy are Melbury Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 73% reading, 87% maths); Mornington Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 77% reading, 80% maths); Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School (0.6 miles, Good, 64% reading, 63% maths); and Horsendale Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 70% reading, 74% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Djanogly Strelley Academy.

Djanogly Strelley Academy is one of 15 schools run by Tapestry Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

60.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 29.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (49%), Mixed (20%) and Black (15%).

Djanogly Strelley Academy has a resourced provision for autism: 16 places, 15 pupils on roll.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Phoenix Park Tram Stop, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lancaster Way, 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Djanogly Strelley Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 229 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Nottingham (391).

In 2024/25, Djanogly Strelley Academy issued 33 suspensions, 8.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Djanogly Strelley Academy are Nottingham University Samworth Academy (1 mile), The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy (1.1 miles), Bluecoat Beechdale Academy (1.1 miles) and Fernwood School (1.7 miles).