St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy
Park Avenue, Mapperley Road, Nottingham, NG3 4JS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Frances Moore
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Nottingham East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 356
- Pupils on roll
- 306
- URN
- 138508
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159156995
About this school
St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 306 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
- 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 | 45 | 44 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 27% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 61% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 39% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 59% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 98.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| 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 St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy 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 | 49% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 27% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 339 |
| 2023/24 | 341 |
| 2024/25 | 339 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy compares
St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy ranked 71st of 75 primary schools in Nottingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% 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 | 41% | 5.1% | 24.3% | 306 | — |
| Sycamore Academy | 51% | 4.9% | 48.8% | 466 | 0.4 miles |
| St Ann's Well Academy | 54% | 5.5% | 65.7% | 220 | 0.5 miles |
| Huntingdon Academy | 93% | 6% | 48.3% | 434 | 0.5 miles |
| Carrington Primary and Nursery School | 55% | 4% | 14.6% | 218 | 0.6 miles |
| Claremont Primary and Nursery School | 60% | 7.4% | 32.3% | 382 | 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)
- 24.27%
- English as an additional language
- 43.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.14%
- Persistent absence
- 13.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sycamore Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
St Ann's Well Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Huntingdon Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Carrington Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Claremont Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy ranks 183rd 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 St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy teach?
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy is Mrs Frances Moore, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy, 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 St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy?
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy has 306 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy full?
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy has capacity for 356 pupils and 306 on roll (86%), 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 St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Nottingham.
- Does St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy?
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy is part of OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy rank locally?
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy ranked 71st of 75 primary schools in Nottingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% 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 St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy'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.