William Booth Primary and Nursery School, Nottingham

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

Achievement - Expected standard. "Leaders' prioritisation of language and communication skills enables the youngest children to access and learn their full curriculum."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders use the information they have about families to remove any barriers to attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have adopted an ambitious, broad and balanced, well-sequenced curriculum that provides pupils with the knowledge that they need for their next steps."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders are ambitious to ensure that children have the best start to their education."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "A significant number of pupils have multiple disadvantages to overcome during their time at school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders clearly know the strengths of the school and take a strategic approach to improvement."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have constructed a carefully planned personal development programme."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should monitor and evaluate their inclusive practices and interventions that support pupils with greater rigour, making effective use of the information that this provides, to inform future decisions and continually improve the quality of the provision. • Leaders should ensure that pupils develop a deeper and more detailed knowledge of fundamental British values".

From the headteacher's welcome: "I feel extremely proud to be the Head Teacher of this fantastic city school, where I work alongside a talented and dedicated staff team and governors, and with wonderful children and their families. Achievement and enjoyment are important goals that we are determined to provide for our children, in a warm and friendly atmosphere."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance and orchestra.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care, from £2.75 per day.

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at William Booth 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 fell from 80% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 21 families put William Booth Primary and Nursery School as their first choice and 42 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 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 William Booth Primary and Nursery School are Sneinton St Stephen's CofE Primary School (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 97% reading, 83% maths); Windmill L.E.A.D. Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 78% reading, 80% maths); Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School (0.5 miles, Good, 79% reading, 72% maths); and Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School (0.7 miles, Good, 86% reading, 82% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than William Booth Primary and Nursery School.

William Booth 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.

24 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about William Booth Primary and Nursery School (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school, 100% 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 pupils behave well (96%).

55.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 50.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (24%), Black (18%) and Asian (18%).

In 2026, 42 pupils (19.1%) received SEN support and 4 (1.8%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Lace Market Tram Stop, about 850 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Windmill Lane, 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood William Booth 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 1290 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, William Booth Primary and Nursery School issued 1 suspension, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to William Booth Primary and Nursery School are Nottingham Academy (1 mile), Clayfield House (1 mile) and The Nottingham Emmanuel School (1.5 miles).