Springfield Academy
Lawton Drive, Bulwell Hall Estate, Nottingham, NG6 8BL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jacqueline Hill
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Djanogly Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Nottingham North and Kimberley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 220
- Pupils on roll
- 212
- URN
- 144396
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159155769
About this school
Springfield Academy is a primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 212 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 22 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 45% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 59% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 64% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 45% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Springfield 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 | 52% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 217 |
| 2023/24 | 218 |
| 2024/25 | 219 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Springfield Academy compares
Springfield Academy ranked 61st of 75 primary schools in Nottingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 6.9% | 60.8% | 212 | — |
| Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School | 55% | 6.1% | 51.5% | 221 | 0.5 miles |
| Stanstead Flying High Academy | 54% | 7.4% | 38.6% | 203 | 0.5 miles |
| Cantrell Primary and Nursery School | — | 6% | — | 381 | 0.7 miles |
| Rufford Primary and Nursery School | 49% | 5.7% | 54% | 438 | 0.8 miles |
| Rise Park Primary and Nursery School | 70% | 4.7% | 33.2% | 458 | 0.8 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
-
Graded inspection report14 April 2026
- 14 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 60.78%
- English as an additional language
- 21%
- Overall absence
- 6.87%
- Persistent absence
- 21.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Stanstead Flying High Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Cantrell Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Rufford Primary and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Bulwell
-
Rise Park Primary and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Springfield Academy ranks 165th 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 Springfield Academy teach?
- Springfield Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Springfield Academy?
- The headteacher of Springfield Academy is Mrs Jacqueline Hill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Springfield Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Springfield 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 Springfield Academy?
- Springfield Academy has 212 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Springfield Academy full?
- Springfield Academy has capacity for 220 pupils and 212 on roll (96%), 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 Springfield Academy a faith school?
- No. Springfield Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Springfield Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Springfield Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Springfield Academy?
- Springfield Academy is part of TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Springfield Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Springfield Academy rank locally?
- Springfield Academy ranked 61st of 75 primary schools in Nottingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Springfield Academy's absence rate?
- Springfield Academy's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Springfield Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Springfield 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 10 July 2026.