Bagthorpe Primary School
School Road, Bagthorpe, Nottingham, NG16 5HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr David Walton
- Constituency
- Ashfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 165
- Pupils on roll
- 162
- URN
- 122578
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773782843
About this school
Bagthorpe Primary School is a community primary school in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 162 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bagthorpe 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 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
- 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 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 61% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 77% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 74% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 77% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Bagthorpe 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 | 67% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 168 |
| 2023/24 | 170 |
| 2024/25 | 167 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bagthorpe Primary School compares
Bagthorpe Primary School ranked 100th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.5% | 12% | 162 | — |
| Underwood Church of England Primary School | 77% | 3.7% | 10.3% | 173 | 0.7 miles |
| Selston Church of England Infant and Nursery School | — | 8.8% | 22.5% | 113 | 1.1 miles |
| Holly Hill Primary and Nursery School | 51% | 5.7% | 37% | 313 | 1.1 miles |
| Westwood Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.2% | 28% | 60 | 1.3 miles |
| Brinsley Primary and Nursery School | 63% | 5.2% | 24.7% | 190 | 1.5 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)
- 11.98%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.53%
- Persistent absence
- 11.76%
Location
Nearby schools
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Underwood Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Selston Church of England Infant and Nursery School1.1 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Holly Hill Primary and Nursery School1.1 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Westwood Infant and Nursery School1.3 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Brinsley Primary and Nursery School1.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Bagthorpe Primary School ranks 85th 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 Bagthorpe Primary School teach?
- Bagthorpe Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Bagthorpe Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bagthorpe Primary School is Mr David Walton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bagthorpe Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bagthorpe 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 Bagthorpe Primary School?
- Bagthorpe Primary School has 162 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Bagthorpe Primary School full?
- Bagthorpe Primary School has capacity for 165 pupils and 162 on roll (98%), 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 Bagthorpe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bagthorpe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bagthorpe Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bagthorpe Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bagthorpe Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bagthorpe Primary School compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- Bagthorpe Primary School ranked 100th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bagthorpe Primary School's absence rate?
- Bagthorpe Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bagthorpe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bagthorpe 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.