Gunthorpe CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.112 miles
Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Gunthorpe CofE Primary School is a primary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Gunthorpe CofE 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 | 3.112 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 Reception 2026 last distance offered was 3.112 miles, 90th longest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 2.20 miles.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and in 2020; it has swung sharply, most of all between 2021 and 2022.
- For Reception 2026 there were 9 first-choice applications for 9 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 15 places are published for Reception 2027.
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% 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
- Davids Lane, Gunthorpe, Nottingham, NG14 7EW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Nottinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 71 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this warm and friendly school and attend regularly.”
- “Pupils, parents and carers state that it has a 'family feel' to it.”
- “One parent typically commented, ‘This is a wonderful, caring school with a strong sense of community.”
To improve
- “Leaders have been alert to a decline in pupils achieving the higher standard in reading at key stage 2 recently.”
- “On occasions, adaptations are not always implemented consistently well.”
- “This means that some pupils do not always receive the right support at the right time.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 May 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) | 71% | 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.
- East Bridgford St Peters Church of England Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Lowdham CofE Primary School 1.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Burton Joyce Primary School 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bingham Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Robert Miles Infant School 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Robert Miles Junior School 3.0 mi Standards maintained
- Carnarvon Primary School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Lambley Primary School 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
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