Fernwood Primary School, Nottingham

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Fernwood Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 73% in Nottingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 84% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 138 families put Fernwood Primary School as their first choice and 283 named it as one of their preferences, for 145 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 Fernwood Primary School are Firbeck Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 76% reading, 79% maths); Portland Spencer Academy (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 67% reading, 73% maths); Bramcote Hills Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 86% reading, 90% maths); and Glenbrook Spencer Academy (1.1 miles, Good, 73% reading, 75% maths).

Fernwood Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

180 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Fernwood Primary School (as of September 2025): 96% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 71% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (71%).

9.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 28.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (40%), Asian (27%) and Mixed (15%).

In 2026, 93 pupils (8.3%) received SEN support and 18 (1.6%) 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 autism.

Fernwood Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 10 places, 4 pupils on roll.

Fernwood Primary School had 66 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest tram or metro stop is University Boulevard Tram Stop, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Parkside, 300 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Fernwood Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 176 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Nottingham (391).

In 2024/25, Fernwood Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Fernwood Primary School are Fernwood School (0.1 miles), Nottingham University Samworth Academy (0.8 miles), Bluecoat Beechdale Academy (1.2 miles) and Bramcote College (1.3 miles).