Cantrell Primary and Nursery School
Cantrell Road, Bulwell, Nottingham, NG6 9HJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TRANSFORM TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jacquie Tomkinson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Transform Trust
- Constituency
- Nottingham North and Kimberley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 460
- Pupils on roll
- 381
- URN
- 151545
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159155770
About this school
Cantrell Primary and Nursery School is a primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 381 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
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
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Not effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: serious weaknesses.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Cantrell Primary and Nursery School (URN 122413).
How Cantrell Primary and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6% | — | 381 | — |
| Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School | 55% | 6.1% | 51.5% | 221 | 0.4 miles |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School | 69% | 4.1% | 18.8% | 243 | 0.5 miles |
| Stanstead Flying High Academy | 54% | 7.4% | 38.6% | 203 | 0.5 miles |
| Crabtree Farm Primary School | 55% | 7.8% | 64.9% | 358 | 0.7 miles |
| Rufford Primary and Nursery School | 49% | 5.7% | 54% | 438 | 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.
- Overall absence
- 6.04%
- Persistent absence
- 19.76%
Location
Nearby schools
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Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Stanstead Flying High Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Crabtree Farm Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Rufford Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Bulwell
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 Cantrell Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Cantrell Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Cantrell Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Cantrell Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Jacquie Tomkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cantrell Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cantrell 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 Cantrell Primary and Nursery School?
- Cantrell Primary and Nursery School has 381 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Cantrell Primary and Nursery School full?
- Cantrell Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 460 pupils and 381 on roll (83%), 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 Cantrell Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Cantrell Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cantrell Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cantrell Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Cantrell Primary and Nursery School?
- Cantrell Primary and Nursery School is part of TRANSFORM TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Cantrell Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Cantrell Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census.
- Does Cantrell Primary and Nursery 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 Cantrell Primary and Nursery 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.