Cotgrave Candleby Lane School
Candleby Lane, Cotgrave, Nottingham, NG12 3JG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FLYING HIGH TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Claire Lindsay
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Flying High Trust
- Constituency
- Rushcliffe
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 546
- Pupils on roll
- 506
- URN
- 138353
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159892284
About this school
Cotgrave Candleby Lane School is a primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 506 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 85 | 76 | 78 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 68% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 5% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 82% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 80% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 79% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Cotgrave Candleby Lane 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 | 65% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 586 |
| 2023/24 | 548 |
| 2024/25 | 530 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cotgrave Candleby Lane School compares
Cotgrave Candleby Lane School ranked 35th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 5.1% | 25.8% | 506 | — |
| Cotgrave Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.6% | 14.9% | 107 | 0.2 miles |
| Tollerton Primary School | 66% | 3.8% | 6.1% | 192 | 2.4 miles |
| Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School | 74% | 3.9% | 16.5% | 314 | 2.4 miles |
| Cropwell Bishop Primary School | 69% | 4.5% | 17.7% | 187 | 2.5 miles |
| Radcliffe-on-Trent Infant and Nursery School | — | 3.9% | 13.6% | 248 | 2.6 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)
- 25.79%
- English as an additional language
- 4.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.12%
- Persistent absence
- 13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cotgrave Church of England Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Tollerton Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School2.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Cropwell Bishop Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Radcliffe-on-Trent Infant and Nursery School2.6 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Cotgrave Candleby Lane School ranks 34th 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 Cotgrave Candleby Lane School teach?
- Cotgrave Candleby Lane School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the head teacher of Cotgrave Candleby Lane School?
- The head teacher of Cotgrave Candleby Lane School is Mrs Claire Lindsay, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cotgrave Candleby Lane School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cotgrave Candleby Lane 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 Cotgrave Candleby Lane School?
- Cotgrave Candleby Lane School has 506 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Cotgrave Candleby Lane School full?
- Cotgrave Candleby Lane School has capacity for 546 pupils and 506 on roll (93%), 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 Cotgrave Candleby Lane School a faith school?
- No. Cotgrave Candleby Lane School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cotgrave Candleby Lane School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cotgrave Candleby Lane School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Cotgrave Candleby Lane School?
- Cotgrave Candleby Lane School is part of FLYING HIGH TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cotgrave Candleby Lane School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cotgrave Candleby Lane School rank locally?
- Cotgrave Candleby Lane School ranked 35th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cotgrave Candleby Lane School's absence rate?
- Cotgrave Candleby Lane School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cotgrave Candleby Lane School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cotgrave Candleby Lane 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 1 July 2026.