The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold
Somersby Road, Woodthorpe, Nottingham, NG5 4LT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Celine Toner
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Gedling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 351
- Pupils on roll
- 454
- URN
- 138811
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159262983
About this school
The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 454 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold, 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
- 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 | 62 | 59 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 69% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 5% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 83% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 80% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 85% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold 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 | 69% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 450 |
| 2023/24 | 455 |
| 2024/25 | 465 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold compares
The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold ranked 54th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 4.3% | 10.6% | 454 | — |
| Woodthorpe Infant School | — | 3.2% | 3.4% | 175 | 0.3 miles |
| Ernehale Infant School | — | 3.1% | 9.4% | 136 | 0.3 miles |
| Ernehale Junior School | 86% | 3.2% | 11.4% | 262 | 0.3 miles |
| Arno Vale Junior School | — | — | — | 238 | 0.3 miles |
| Mapperley Plains Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 3.6% | 5.5% | 347 | 0.4 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.58%
- English as an additional language
- 24.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.27%
- Persistent absence
- 8.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodthorpe Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Ernehale Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Ernehale Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Arno Vale Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Mapperley Plains Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold ranks 50th 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 The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold teach?
- The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold?
- The headteacher of The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold is Mrs Celine Toner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold, 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 The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold?
- The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold has 454 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold full?
- The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold has capacity for 351 pupils and 454 on roll (129%), so it is at or above 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 The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold a faith school?
- Yes. The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Nottingham.
- Does The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold as having nursery classes.
- Is The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold part of an academy trust?
- The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold 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 The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold ranked 54th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold's absence rate?
- The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold'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.