The Florence Nightingale Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.75 miles
Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Florence Nightingale Academy is a primary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 March 2023. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
The Florence Nightingale 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 | 3.75 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 58% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Nottinghamshire.
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered, 3.75 miles, was the 69th longest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 2.20 miles).
- The Reception last distance has swung sharply, most of all from 2025 to 2026, when it moved further from the school; the 2026 figure was also further than in 2020.
- Of its pupils, 38.9% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 21.6% 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
- Chewton Street, Eastwood, Nottingham, NG16 3HB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Nottinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 321 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 March 2023
Strengths
- “There is a strong sense of togetherness at this school.”
- “As the Nursery children recite with their teacher, ‘Teamwork makes a dream work!’”
- “Leaders and staff work together to provide a caring environment and an ambitious curriculum for all their pupils.”
To improve
- “Academic results dropped in 2022.”
- “Others would like better communication between school and home.”
- “However, pupils’ knowledge of fundamental British values and world faiths is not secure.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 May 2023 (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) | 58% | 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.
- The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Lawrence View Primary and Nursery School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Springbank Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Greasley Beauvale Primary and Nursery School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gilthill Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Hollywell Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Awsworth Primary and Nursery School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Brinsley Primary and Nursery School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
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