Grange Primary School, Nottingham

Ofsted's report card from its 13 January 2026 inspection grades Grange Primary School on 7 areas: 2 expected standard and 5 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders are committed to the principles of inclusion."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise pupils' personal development."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Over time, pupils have not been sufficiently prepared for the next stage of their education."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "The attendance of a significant number of pupils is not in line with the school's high expectations."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "Historically, pupils have not secured the key knowledge and skills they need to be prepared for the next stage of education."

Early years - Needs attention. "Too many children leave the early years unprepared for Year 1."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "In the past, leaders did not identify the most effective actions for school improvement with sufficient accuracy or urgency."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should rigorously check that the actions they are taking are addressing the school's identified priorities with sufficient speed and impact. • The school should ensure that pupils gain the essential foundational knowledge they need to be well prepared for the next stage of their education. This includes ensuring that learning activities in the early years enable all children to develop the knowledge and skills they need to be ready for Year 1. • Teachers should consistently identify and address pupils' misconceptions and ensure that pupils can reliably recall and apply prior learning. • The school should continue to embed the actions taken to improve pupils' attendance and evaluate their effectiveness so that pupils attend school on every possible day. • Leaders should ensure that pupils' behaviour at social times is consistently in line with the school's high expectations. • The school should ensure that pupils develop a secure and increasingly deep understanding of a range of faiths and cultures".

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils at Grange Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 67% in reading and 69% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 56 families put Grange Primary School as their first choice and 88 named it as one of their preferences, for 56 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Grange Primary School are Toton Banks Road Infant and Nursery School (0.6 miles, Good); Chetwynd Spencer Academy (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 97% reading, 95% maths); Brooklands Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 73% reading, 78% maths); and St Laurence CofE Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 80% reading, 60% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Grange Primary School.

50 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Grange Primary School (as of April 2026): 98% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 86% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (86%).

35.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 8.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Asian (5%).

In 2026, 91 pupils (21.1%) received SEN support and 13 (3%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Attenborough Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (adjacent), 50 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 206 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 Derbyshire (50), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Grange Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Grange Primary School are The Long Eaton School (1.2 miles), Wilsthorpe School (1.4 miles) and Chilwell School (1.5 miles).