Edwalton Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

2.817 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Edwalton Primary School is a primary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 2 April 2025. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Edwalton 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	2.817 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

In 2024/25, 83% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Nottinghamshire.
In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 2.817 miles away, nearer than in 2025 but further than in 2020; the distance has swung sharply between some years.
For Reception 2026 there were 65 first-choice applications for 61 offers; all 61 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families (6%) were not offered a place.
16.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 7.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Nottinghamshire.

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: Wellin Lane, Edwalton, Nottingham, NG12 4AS
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 5–11
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 396 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 16.2% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 23.2

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

Ofsted

Standards maintained Inspected 2 April 2025

Strengths

“Pupils love coming to Edwalton Primary School.”
“They feel valued, listened to and safe.”
“They, in turn, ensure that everyone is welcome and nobody is left out.”

To improve

“In these areas, on occasion, teachers have not designed activities that match the intended learning and deepen pupils’ learning as well as they could.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 May 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)	83%	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: 65 first-preference applications, 61 offers in total, 61 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.

Pierrepont Gamston Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
Rosecliffe Spencer Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
Abbey Road Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
Jesse Gray Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Tollerton Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
West Bridgford Junior School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
Heymann Primary and Nursery School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published