Arnbrook Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.018 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Arnbrook Primary School is a primary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Arnbrook Primary 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	1.018 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

42.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 16.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Nottinghamshire.
For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.018 miles from the school, 60th shortest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
The 2026 Reception distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and 2020; it has swung sharply between some years, most of all from 2022 to 2023.
In 2024/25, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% 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: Bestwood Lodge Drive, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 8NE
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 172 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 42.4% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20.4

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

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 May 2026

Strengths

“Pupils are happy and enjoy school.”
“Leaders and staff know the pupils well.”
“They provide a caring culture that puts pupils’ wellbeing and their safety first.”

To improve

“Some pupils do not attend school as regularly as they should.”
“This can affect their ability to engage with learning and achieve as well as they should.”
“Leaders are still working to ensure that teachers’ expectations for the quality of work that pupils should produce are consistently applied in all subjects.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 July 2026 (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)	55%	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: 12 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 12 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.

Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Arnold View Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Robert Mellors Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
Arno Vale Junior School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
Woodthorpe Infant School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Ernehale Junior School 1.1 mi School remains Good
Ernehale Infant School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published