Cropwell Bishop Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

2.757 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Cropwell Bishop Primary School is a primary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 2 November 2022. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Cropwell Bishop 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	2.757 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 2.757 miles away, 106th longest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
The Reception 2026 distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and about the same as in 2020, though it swung sharply between years, most from 2020 to 2021.
For Reception 2026 there were 25 first-choice applications for 25 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 30 places are published for Reception 2027.
In 2024/25, 69% 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: Stockwell Lane, Cropwell Bishop, Nottingham, NG12 3BX
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 187 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 15% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22.6

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 2 November 2022

Strengths

“Pupils are happy and enjoy attending this school.”
“Parents, carers, pupils and staff say that the school is warm and welcoming.”
“Staff ensure that the needs of pupils always come first.”

To improve

“However, teachers do not reliably use this information to help them plan what should come next.”
“Pupils do not consistently remember key knowledge and skills in some subjects.”
“However, the systems and processes for managing the organisation of the provision for pupils with SEND are not robust enough.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 December 2022 (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)	69%	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: 25 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 25 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.

Langar CofE Primary School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Cotgrave Candleby Lane School 2.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Cotgrave Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Robert Miles Infant School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Robert Miles Junior School 2.9 mi Standards maintained
Radcliffe-on-Trent Infant and Nursery School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Carnarvon Primary School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
Bingham Primary School 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published