The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold

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

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.957 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold is a primary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 July 2025. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold 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	1.957 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

The last Reception place in 2026 went to a child living 1.957 miles away, the 121st shortest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published last distance.
In 2026 there were 71 first-choice applications for 69 Reception offers; 69 went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
Of the 151 Reception applications in 2026, 44 (29%) came from families living outside Nottinghamshire, and 17 offers went to them.
In 2024/25, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% 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: Somersby Road, Woodthorpe, Nottingham, NG5 4LT
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 454 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 8.4% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 25.5

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

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 1 July 2025

Strengths

“Pupils feel incredibly fortunate to attend this joyful school.”
“Staff work tirelessly to create an environment where every child feels respected, happy and safe.”
“Staff set incredibly high expectations of all pupils’ achievement.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2025 (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)	74%	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: 71 first-preference applications, 69 offers in total, 69 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.

Woodthorpe Infant School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
Ernehale Infant School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
Ernehale Junior School 0.3 mi School remains Good
Arno Vale Junior School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade
Mapperley Plains Primary and Nursery School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
Arnold View Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Robert Mellors Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
Coppice Farm Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published