Pinewood Infant and Nursery School, Nottingham

From the headteacher's welcome: ""I honestly couldn't picture myself anywhere other than Pinewood! I have had the privilege of being Head Teacher here now for over a decade - but this position for me goes well beyond a role or a job title - it is the essence of who I am, my passion, my purpose and a way of life."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am, from £3.10 per day.

For September 2026 entry, 43 families put Pinewood Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 88 named it as one of their preferences, for 46 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 Pinewood Infant and Nursery School are Killisick Junior School (0.1 miles, Good, 83% reading, 81% maths); Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery School (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 77% maths); Robert Mellors Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 85% reading, 85% maths); and Coppice Farm Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 90% maths).

In 2026, 15 pupils (8.1%) received SEN support and 3 (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.

Pinewood Infant and Nursery School had 10 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Moor Bridge Tram Stop, about 3.1 miles away in a straight line.

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Spinningdale (opposite), 170 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Pinewood Infant and Nursery 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 154 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 Nottinghamshire (101), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Pinewood Infant and Nursery School issued 6 suspensions, 3.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Pinewood Infant and Nursery School are Christ The King Voluntary Academy (0.6 miles), Redhill Academy (0.7 miles) and Arnold Hill Spencer Academy (0.8 miles).