Crabtree Farm Primary School
Steadfold Close, Crabtree Road, Nottingham, NG6 8AX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss L Haskey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Nottingham North and Kimberley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 358
- URN
- 122476
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159155737
About this school
Crabtree Farm Primary School is a community primary school in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 358 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Crabtree Farm Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 54 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 57% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 74% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 65% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 70% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Crabtree Farm Primary 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 | 53% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 377 |
| 2023/24 | 374 |
| 2024/25 | 364 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Crabtree Farm Primary School compares
Crabtree Farm Primary School ranked 52nd of 75 primary schools in Nottingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 7.8% | 64.9% | 358 | — |
| Hempshill Hall Primary School | 66% | 5.3% | 26.7% | 400 | 0.5 miles |
| Rufford Primary and Nursery School | 49% | 5.7% | 54% | 438 | 0.6 miles |
| Cantrell Primary and Nursery School | — | 6% | — | 381 | 0.7 miles |
| Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School | 55% | 6.1% | 51.5% | 221 | 0.7 miles |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School | 69% | 4.1% | 18.8% | 243 | 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)
- 64.88%
- English as an additional language
- 25.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.82%
- Persistent absence
- 24.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hempshill Hall Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Rufford Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Bulwell
-
Cantrell Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Crabtree Farm Primary School ranks 151st of the 189 ranked primary 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 ages does Crabtree Farm Primary School teach?
- Crabtree Farm Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Crabtree Farm Primary School?
- The headteacher of Crabtree Farm Primary School is Miss L Haskey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Crabtree Farm Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Crabtree Farm Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Crabtree Farm Primary School?
- Crabtree Farm Primary School has 358 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Crabtree Farm Primary School full?
- Crabtree Farm Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 358 on roll (75%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Crabtree Farm Primary School a faith school?
- No. Crabtree Farm Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Crabtree Farm Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Crabtree Farm Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Crabtree Farm Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Crabtree Farm Primary School compare with other schools in Nottingham?
- Crabtree Farm Primary School ranked 52nd of 75 primary schools in Nottingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Crabtree Farm Primary School's absence rate?
- Crabtree Farm Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Crabtree Farm Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Crabtree Farm Primary 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 6 July 2026.