Ernehale Infant School
Derwent Crescent, Gedling Road, Nottingham, NG5 6TA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FLYING HIGH TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carmel Atkinson
- Sponsor
- Flying High Trust
- Constituency
- Gedling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 136
- URN
- 146598
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159567622
About this school
Ernehale Infant School is a primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 136 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Ernehale Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 198 |
| 2023/24 | 172 |
| 2024/25 | 149 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ernehale Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.1% | 9.4% | 136 | — |
| Ernehale Junior School | 86% | 3.2% | 11.4% | 262 | 0.1 miles |
| The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold | 74% | 4.3% | 10.6% | 454 | 0.3 miles |
| Woodthorpe Infant School | — | 3.2% | 3.4% | 175 | 0.3 miles |
| Arno Vale Junior School | — | — | — | 238 | 0.4 miles |
| Arnold View Primary School | 77% | 4.9% | 19.4% | 319 | 0.5 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)
- 9.4%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.1%
- Persistent absence
- 0.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ernehale Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold0.3 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Woodthorpe Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Arno Vale Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Arnold View Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other 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 Ernehale Infant School teach?
- Ernehale Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Ernehale Infant School?
- The headteacher of Ernehale Infant School is Mrs Carmel Atkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ernehale Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ernehale Infant 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 Ernehale Infant School?
- Ernehale Infant School has 136 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Ernehale Infant School full?
- Ernehale Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 136 on roll (76%), 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 Ernehale Infant School a faith school?
- No. Ernehale Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ernehale Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ernehale Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Ernehale Infant School?
- Ernehale Infant 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.
- What is Ernehale Infant School's absence rate?
- Ernehale Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Ernehale Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Ernehale Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.