Ambleside Primary School
Minver Crescent, Aspley, Nottingham, NG8 5PN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- RALEIGH EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Amy Johnson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Raleigh Education Trust
- Constituency
- Nottingham North and Kimberley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 629
- URN
- 145506
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159003610
About this school
Ambleside Primary School is a primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 629 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 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- 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 | 89 | 88 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 57% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 66% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 68% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 65% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Ambleside Primary 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 | Nottingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 628 |
| 2023/24 | 636 |
| 2024/25 | 633 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ambleside Primary School compares
Ambleside Primary School ranked 45th of 75 primary schools in Nottingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 7.1% | 49.6% | 629 | — |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 90% | 2.9% | 21.2% | 417 | 0.5 miles |
| Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery School | 53% | 7.3% | 72.7% | 576 | 0.6 miles |
| Bluecoat Primary Academy | 51% | 4.7% | 43.3% | 452 | 0.7 miles |
| Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School | 56% | 7.9% | 51.2% | 401 | 0.7 miles |
| Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy | 75% | 4.4% | 50.9% | 344 | 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)
- 49.58%
- English as an additional language
- 30.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.08%
- Persistent absence
- 20.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Bluecoat Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Ambleside Primary School ranks 136th 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
- Annesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Primary
- Arnbrook Primary School Primary
- Arno Vale Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ambleside Primary School teach?
- Ambleside Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Ambleside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ambleside Primary School is Miss Amy Johnson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ambleside Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ambleside Primary 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 Ambleside Primary School?
- Ambleside Primary School has 629 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ambleside Primary School full?
- Ambleside Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 629 on roll (100%), 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 Ambleside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ambleside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ambleside Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ambleside Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Ambleside Primary School?
- Ambleside Primary School is part of RALEIGH EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ambleside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ambleside Primary School rank locally?
- Ambleside Primary School ranked 45th of 75 primary schools in Nottingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ambleside Primary School's absence rate?
- Ambleside Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ambleside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ambleside Primary 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 10 July 2026.