Haydn Primary School
Haydn Road, Sherwood, Nottingham, NG5 2JU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher (Jobshare)
- Ms Lisa Paulson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Nottingham East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 460
- Pupils on roll
- 459
- URN
- 122486
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159150193
About this school
Haydn Primary School is a community primary school in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 459 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 83% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 13% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 90% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 92% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 92% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 Haydn 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 | 73% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 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 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 458 |
| 2023/24 | 456 |
| 2024/25 | 451 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Haydn Primary School compares
Haydn Primary School ranked 5th of 75 primary schools in Nottingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 3.9% | 12.1% | 459 | — |
| Seely Primary School | 61% | 6% | 24.3% | 523 | 0.4 miles |
| Carrington Primary and Nursery School | 55% | 4% | 14.6% | 218 | 0.5 miles |
| Claremont Primary and Nursery School | 60% | 7.4% | 32.3% | 382 | 0.6 miles |
| Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School | 61% | 5.7% | 34.3% | 414 | 0.7 miles |
| Djanogly Sherwood Academy | 62% | 4.7% | 43.2% | 328 | 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)
- 12.11%
- English as an additional language
- 22.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.92%
- Persistent absence
- 6.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Seely Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Carrington Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Claremont Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Djanogly Sherwood Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Haydn Primary School ranks 15th 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 year groups does Haydn Primary School teach?
- Haydn Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher (jobshare) of Haydn Primary School?
- The headteacher (jobshare) of Haydn Primary School is Ms Lisa Paulson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Haydn Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Haydn 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 big is Haydn Primary School?
- Haydn Primary School has 459 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Haydn Primary School full?
- Haydn Primary School has capacity for 460 pupils and 459 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Haydn Primary School a faith school?
- No. Haydn Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Haydn Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Haydn Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Haydn Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Haydn Primary School rank locally?
- Haydn Primary School ranked 5th of 75 primary schools in Nottingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Haydn Primary School's absence rate?
- Haydn Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Haydn Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Haydn 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 30 June 2026.