Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery School

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

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

3.563 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 6 December 2023. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery 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	3.563 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

For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 3.563 miles away, 76th longest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.20 miles).
That 2026 Reception distance was further than in 2025 and in 2018, and the figure has swung sharply between some years, most of all from 2021 to 2022.
For Reception 2026 there were 45 first-choice applications for 45 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% 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: Calverton Road, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 8FQ
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 420 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 25% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22.4

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

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 6 December 2023

Strengths

“Pupils say that they are happy and feel safe at school.”
“They appreciate the warm and welcoming atmosphere and the opportunities to learn about different subjects.”
“Pupils value the many trips and visits to local areas of historical interest, such as Creswell Crags.”

To improve

“They are keen to benefit from more of these activities in other subjects.”
“However, many pupils do not get the chance to develop or deepen their thinking.”
“However, opportunities for pupils to use this knowledge in a range of contexts are more limited.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 February 2024 (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)	63%	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: 45 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 45 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.

Pinewood Infant and Nursery School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Killisick Junior School 0.6 mi Standards maintained
Robert Mellors Primary Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Arnold View Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Coppice Farm Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Arnbrook Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Ernehale Junior School 1.1 mi School remains Good