Stanhope Primary and Nursery School
Keyworth Road, Gedling, Nottingham, NG4 4JD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FLYING HIGH TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Bridges
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Flying High Trust
- Constituency
- Gedling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 440
- Pupils on roll
- 279
- URN
- 149824
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159553440
About this school
Stanhope Primary and Nursery School is a primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 279 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Stanhope Primary and Nursery School (URN 122715).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 36 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 |
How Stanhope Primary and Nursery School compares
Stanhope Primary and Nursery School ranked 49th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 5.3% | 26.5% | 279 | — |
| Westdale Junior School | 63% | 3.5% | 19.8% | 235 | 0.4 miles |
| Haddon Primary and Nursery School | 79% | 3.9% | 23.7% | 217 | 0.4 miles |
| Westdale Infant and Nursery | — | 5% | 6.2% | 197 | 0.4 miles |
| Phoenix Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.4% | 20% | 164 | 0.7 miles |
| Priory Junior School | 39% | 5.9% | 31.6% | 202 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.47%
- English as an additional language
- 12.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.27%
- Persistent absence
- 12.93%
Location
Nearby schools
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Westdale Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Haddon Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Westdale Infant and Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Phoenix Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Priory Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Stanhope Primary and Nursery School ranks 43rd 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 Stanhope Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Stanhope Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Stanhope Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Stanhope Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Nicola Bridges, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stanhope Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stanhope Primary and Nursery 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 Stanhope Primary and Nursery School?
- Stanhope Primary and Nursery School has 279 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Stanhope Primary and Nursery School full?
- Stanhope Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 440 pupils and 279 on roll (63%), 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 Stanhope Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Stanhope Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stanhope Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Stanhope Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Stanhope Primary and Nursery School?
- Stanhope Primary and Nursery 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.
- How does Stanhope Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Stanhope Primary and Nursery School ranked 49th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stanhope Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Stanhope Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census.
- What are Stanhope Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stanhope Primary and Nursery 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.