Robert Mellors Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.692 miles
Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Robert Mellors Primary Academy is a primary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 4 October 2022. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Robert Mellors 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 | 0.692 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 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.692 miles away, the 32nd shortest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.20 miles).
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and in 2020, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 7 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 had 26 first-choice applications for 26 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 9% 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
- Bonington Drive, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 7EX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Nottinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 294 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 4 October 2022
Strengths
- “Staff and pupils are determined to ‘make a difference’ at this friendly and welcoming school.”
- “Pupils say they feel safe and are happy because the staff look after them.”
- “They know that if any bullying were to happen that the staff would sort it out quickly.”
To improve
- “Some subjects are further on in their development than others.”
- “Some pupils struggle to read the books they are given, which slows their progress in becoming fluent readers.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 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) | 72% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 26 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 View Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pinewood Infant and Nursery School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Killisick Junior School 0.5 mi Standards maintained
- Ernehale Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ernehale Infant School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Coppice Farm Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
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