Gotham Primary School, Nottingham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Gotham Primary School creates a caring, inclusive community where your child will feel safe and develop into a responsible, respectful person. The school has excellent attendance support and strong pastoral care that helps pupils manage their emotions and build resilience. Your child will enjoy a well-organised curriculum covering a wide range of subjects, and older pupils support younger ones, creating a real sense of community.
Key Strengths
- Strong safeguarding culture with clear routines and positive relationships between staff and pupils
- Well-established curriculum that helps pupils develop as responsible citizens with good understanding of British values and diversity
- Effective attendance systems with support for families, resulting in above-average attendance rates
- Warm relationships in early years with good independent and collaborative learning
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent teaching quality - not all teachers implement agreed strategies for supporting disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND
- Early reading and handwriting teaching is not consistent across the school, with some pupils having low expectations and not grasping foundations quickly enough
- Leaders lack rigour in checking how well their improvement actions are being implemented
- Some pupils, particularly disadvantaged ones, do not achieve in line with national expectations
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have created an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, all legal requirements are met, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Music lessons, sporting clubs, school council activities, pupil-led clubs and competitions
Gotham Primary School is a caring community where pupils feel safe and behave well. However, while leaders are ambitious, teaching quality and support for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND is inconsistent, particularly in early reading and handwriting.
At a Glance
11.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 70% to 74%. Maths has remained stable at around 71%. Writing has declined from 67% to 48%.
Class Sizes
32.5
Avg class size
31.0
KS2
2
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
63%
Available places
133 pupils
210 capacity
77 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Nottingham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Nottingham
Admissions Demand - Nottinghamshire
Places available
10,563
Applications
7,998
Got 1st preference
95.8%
Got preferred school
99.4%
Primary admissions across Nottinghamshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(110)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.08732%
Overall absence
11.02941%
Persistent absence
136
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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