The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Outstanding Jul 1 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Unique reference
- 138811
- Address
- Somersby Road, Woodthorpe, NG5 4LT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 465 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.0%
- Girls
- 51.0%
- First language not English
- 24.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9%
- Persistent absence
- 10.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.9%
White British 56.3%
Mixed 12.5%
Other White 11.2%
African 7.1%
Indian 4.3%
Caribbean 2.8%
Other Asian 1.3%
Other Black 1.1%
Other 0.9%
Irish 0.6%
Pakistani 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average1.9
WritingAbove average2
MathsAverage0.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 69%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 66
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 36
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 22
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 5 3 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 8 3 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 15 7 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 21 8 13 |
| Reception, Full-time | 59 28 31 |
| Year 1 | 60 26 34 |
| Year 2 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 3 | 59 27 32 |
| Year 4 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 5 | 60 36 24 |
| Year 6 | 58 28 30 |