Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School, Nottingham

Ofsted's report card from its 10 March 2026 inspection grades Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School on 7 areas: 6 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders place a sharp focus on ensuring that pupils attend school regularly."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate and informed understanding of the quality of the curriculum and teaching across the school."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders have ensured that the early years setting is a busy and engaging place."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that inclusion is central to their work."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear sense of strategic direction."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a well-organised programme for pupils' personal development and wellbeing."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Too many pupils do not achieve well enough by the end of key stage 2."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that more pupils achieve the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics"; "Leaders should ensure that teachers accurately identify gaps in pupils' knowledge and design tasks that ensure that these gaps are filled across the curriculum"; "Leaders should continue to develop strategies to reduce the number of pupils who are persistently absent from school so that more pupils attend regularly".

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils at Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 73% in Nottingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (69% in reading, 62% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 30 families put Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School as their first choice and 56 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 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 Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School are Southwold Primary School and Early Years' Centre (0.3 miles, Good, 86% reading, 66% maths); Radford Primary School Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 82% reading, 82% maths); Middleton Primary and Nursery School (0.5 miles, Good, 78% reading, 81% maths); and Berridge Primary and Nursery School (0.6 miles, Good, 76% reading, 78% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School.

Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School is one of 27 schools run by Transform Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

25 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School (as of April 2026): 88% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (84%).

84.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (63%), Black (9%) and Mixed (8%).

The nearest tram or metro stop is Hyson Green Market Tram Stop, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Vale Crescent, 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 607 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Nottingham (391), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery 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 Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School are Bluecoat Aspley Academy (0.6 miles), Nottingham Girls' Academy (0.7 miles), Bluecoat Wollaton Academy (0.7 miles) and The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy (1 mile).