Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School
Cross Street, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 7AX
This school is closed (it closed in May 2025).
It was replaced by Arnold Mill 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
- Mrs Jackie Oldfield
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Gedling
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban minor conurbation
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 339
- URN
- 122720
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
About this school
Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School was a community primary school in Nottingham. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 339 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 57% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 66% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 66% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 59% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.40 | - | - |
| 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 Arnold Mill 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 | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 340 |
| 2023/24 | 336 |
| 2024/25 | 339 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 6% | 27% | 339 | — |
| Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School | — | — | — | 340 | 0.0 miles |
| Arnbrook Primary School | 55% | 7.6% | 47.7% | 172 | 0.4 miles |
| Robert Mellors Primary Academy | 72% | 5.5% | 39.5% | 294 | 0.5 miles |
| Arnold View Primary School | 77% | 4.9% | 19.4% | 319 | 0.5 miles |
| St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School | 55% | 3.9% | 22.1% | 229 | 0.6 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)
- 26.97%
- English as an additional language
- 19.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.95%
- Persistent absence
- 16.04%
Location
Nearby schools
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Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Arnbrook Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Robert Mellors Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Arnold View Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School0.6 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 Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Nottingham.
- Has Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Arnold Mill 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 Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School?
- Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School had 339 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Arnold Mill 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.