Mellers Primary School, Nottingham

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Mellers Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 73% in Nottingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 80% in reading and 76% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 41 families put Mellers Primary School as their first choice and 60 named it as one of their preferences, for 42 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 Mellers Primary School are Radford Primary School Academy (0.2 miles, Good, 82% reading, 82% maths); Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy (0.2 miles, 41% reading, 63% maths); Berridge Primary and Nursery School (0.4 miles, Good, 76% reading, 78% maths); and Southwold Primary School and Early Years' Centre (0.6 miles, Good, 86% reading, 66% maths).

Mellers Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

40.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 45.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (31%), Asian (26%) and Mixed (16%).

In 2026, 44 pupils (9.8%) received SEN support and 19 (4.2%) 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.

Mellers Primary School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment and speech, language and communication needs: 13 places, 13 pupils on roll.

The nearest tram or metro stop is The Forest Tram Stop, about 800 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Norton Street, 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Mellers Primary School 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 1001 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 Nottingham (391), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Mellers Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Mellers Primary School are Djanogly City Academy (0.7 miles), Bluecoat Aspley Academy (1 mile), Bluecoat Wollaton Academy (1.2 miles) and Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology (1.3 miles).