Burntstump Seely CofE Primary Academy

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

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

3.159 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Burntstump Seely CofE Primary Academy is a primary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 17 December 2024. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Burntstump Seely CofE Primary Academy 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	3.159 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 child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 3.159 miles away, the 88th longest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and 2020, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 7 years with a published distance.
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
With 69 pupils on roll in January 2026, it has 14.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23.1 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: Burntstump Hill, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 8PQ
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 69 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 31.9% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 14.2

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

Ofsted

Standards maintained Inspected 17 December 2024

Strengths

“They help them to know how to treat others, behave and learn.”
“Pupils enjoy learning at this school.”
“They say staff are supportive and help them learn new things.”

To improve

“However, sometimes the school does not check pupils’ understanding well enough.”
“This means, at times, pupils’ misconceptions and gaps in learning are not identified and addressed.”
“As a result, some pupils do not learn as well as they could in some subjects.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 January 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)	67%	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: 9 first-preference applications, 9 offers in total, 9 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.

Sir John Sherbrooke Junior School 2.1 mi Standards maintained
Manor Park Infant and Nursery School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
Beardall Fields Primary and Nursery School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Abbey Gates Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
Hawthorne Primary and Nursery School 2.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Leen Mills Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy 2.7 mi Good Last distance published