Bramcote Hills Primary School
Moor Lane, Bramcote Hills, Nottingham, NG9 3GE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Pete Taylor
- Constituency
- Broxtowe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 416
- URN
- 122536
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159179226
About this school
Bramcote Hills Primary School is a community primary school in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 416 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bramcote Hills 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
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 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 78% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 15% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 90% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 86% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 92% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.00 | - | - |
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 Bramcote Hills 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 | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 414 |
| 2023/24 | 413 |
| 2024/25 | 413 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bramcote Hills Primary School compares
Bramcote Hills Primary School ranked 19th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 3.1% | 9.7% | 416 | — |
| Bramcote CofE Primary School | 65% | 4.9% | 9.2% | 199 | 0.5 miles |
| Wadsworth Fields Primary School | — | — | — | 282 | 0.7 miles |
| Firbeck Academy | 66% | 5.5% | 49.4% | 173 | 1.0 miles |
| Albany Infant and Nursery School | — | 7.2% | 31.9% | 156 | 1.0 miles |
| St John's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | — | 1.0 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report6 January 2026
- 5 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.69%
- English as an additional language
- 35.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.13%
- Persistent absence
- 5.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bramcote CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Wadsworth Fields Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Firbeck Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Albany Infant and Nursery School1.0 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
St John's CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Bramcote Hills Primary School ranks 19th 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 Bramcote Hills Primary School teach?
- Bramcote Hills Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Bramcote Hills Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bramcote Hills Primary School is Mr Pete Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bramcote Hills Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bramcote Hills 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 Bramcote Hills Primary School?
- Bramcote Hills Primary School has 416 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bramcote Hills Primary School full?
- Bramcote Hills Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 416 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bramcote Hills Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bramcote Hills Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bramcote Hills Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bramcote Hills Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bramcote Hills Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bramcote Hills Primary School compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- Bramcote Hills Primary School ranked 19th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bramcote Hills Primary School's absence rate?
- Bramcote Hills Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bramcote Hills Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bramcote Hills 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.