Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School, Nottingham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Robert Shaw Primary is a warm, welcoming community where children feel valued and safe. The school excels at supporting disadvantaged pupils and those with additional needs, ensuring they participate fully in school life. Staff are caring and supportive, with a strong behaviour culture based on positive school values rather than rules.
Key Strengths
- Strong behaviour and positive school culture built on the school values of respectful, responsible and resilient
- Well-organized and ambitious curriculum with clear topic themes that excite and engage pupils
- Excellent support for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND who typically achieve well
- Comprehensive personal development programme with regular trips, residential visits and a wide range of clubs
- Strong safeguarding culture where pupils feel safe and concerns are actively managed
Areas for Improvement
- Too many pupils do not achieve the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Key Stage 2
- Not all teaching routinely identifies and addresses gaps in pupils' knowledge effectively
- Some early years staff interactions are of lower quality and less helpful to children
- Attendance remains a concern with some pupils continuing to be often absent
- Leadership analysis could be more detailed to accelerate improvement further
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has created an open and positive culture of safeguarding where all legal requirements are met and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Athletics, gardening, reading, choir, outdoor learning at local allotments, residential trips from Year 2 to Year 6, class visits and visitors, debates
Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School is a vibrant and caring school where pupils enjoy learning and feel safe. However, too many pupils do not achieve well enough by the end of Year 6, and attendance remains a concern for some families.
At a Glance
31.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 69% to 62%. Maths has remained stable at around 64%. Writing has remained stable at around 79%.
Class Sizes
27.1
Avg class size
25.5
Infant (KS1)
30.8
KS2
15
Total classes
5 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
422 pupils
480 capacity
58 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Nottingham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Nottingham
Admissions Demand - Nottingham
Places available
3,024
Applications
3,023
Got 1st preference
95.2%
Got preferred school
99.0%
Primary admissions across Nottingham (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.44536%
Overall absence
21.03896%
Persistent absence
385
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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