Cantrell Primary and Nursery School
Cantrell Road, Bulwell, Nottingham, NG6 9HJ
This school is closed (it closed in February 2025).
It was replaced by Cantrell Primary and Nursery School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Mrs Deborah Weaver
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Nottingham North and Kimberley
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban minor conurbation
- Capacity
- 460
- Pupils on roll
- 421
- URN
- 122413
- Local authority
- Nottingham
About this school
Cantrell Primary and Nursery School was a community primary school in Nottingham. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 421 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Cantrell Primary and Nursery School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 50 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 62% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 74% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 78% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 68% | 51% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Cantrell Primary and Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Nottingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 463 |
| 2023/24 | 443 |
| 2024/25 | 421 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cantrell Primary and Nursery School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 6.5% | 34.6% | 421 | — |
| Cantrell Primary and Nursery School | — | 6% | — | 381 | 0.0 miles |
| Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School | 55% | 6.1% | 51.5% | 221 | 0.4 miles |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School | 69% | 4.1% | 18.8% | 243 | 0.5 miles |
| Stanstead Flying High Academy | 54% | 7.4% | 38.6% | 203 | 0.5 miles |
| Crabtree Farm Primary School | 55% | 7.8% | 64.9% | 358 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.55%
- English as an additional language
- 16.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.46%
- Persistent absence
- 22.16%
Location
Nearby schools
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Cantrell Primary and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Stanstead Flying High Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Crabtree Farm Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
- Abbey Gates Primary School Primary
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery Primary
- Abbey Road Primary School Primary
- Albany Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Albany Junior School Primary
- Aldercar Infant School Primary
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School Primary
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Primary
- Ambleside Primary School Primary
- Annesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Primary
- Arnbrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cantrell Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Cantrell Primary and Nursery School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Nottingham.
- Has Cantrell Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Cantrell Primary and Nursery School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Cantrell Primary and Nursery School?
- Cantrell Primary and Nursery School had 421 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Cantrell Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Cantrell Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cantrell Primary and Nursery School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 8 July 2025.