Cotgrave Candleby Lane School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

4.976 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Cotgrave Candleby Lane School is a primary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 6 December 2023. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Cotgrave Candleby Lane School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	4.976 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 1 earlier figure.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 4.976 miles away, the 44th longest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published last distance.
The 2026 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2025, about the same as in 2020, and the longest of the 7 years.
For Reception 2026, there were 59 first-choice applications for 59 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Nottinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Candleby Lane, Cotgrave, Nottingham, NG12 3JG
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 506 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 24.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Outstanding Inspected 6 December 2023

Strengths

“All pupils at Cotgrave Candleby Lane School flourish.”
“The school’s relentless focus on providing the highest-possible quality of education enables all pupils to excel.”
“Pupils are incredibly proud of their school.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	77%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 59 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 59 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.

Cotgrave Church of England Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Tollerton Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School 2.4 mi School remains Good
Cropwell Bishop Primary School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
Radcliffe-on-Trent Infant and Nursery School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Edwalton Primary School 2.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Crossdale Primary School 2.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Pierrepont Gamston Primary School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published