Fernwood Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 20 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Nottingham
Unique reference
142223
Address
Arleston Drive, Wollaton, NG8 2FZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1117 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
50.6%
Girls
49.4%
First language not English
30.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.4%
Persistent absence
8.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 42%
Mixed 14.1%
Pakistani 13.5%
Indian 7.3%
Other Asian 4.5%
Other White 4.3%
Chinese 4%
Other 3.3%
African 3.1%
Unclassified 2.1%
Caribbean 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.7
WritingAbove average1.5
MathsAverage0.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 69%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 21%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Fernwood Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
149
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
147
2nd preference
82
3rd preference
34
From another Local Authority
23
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
137
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
39
19
20
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
32
17
15
Reception, Full-time
144
72
72
Year 1
152
79
73
Year 2
150
76
74
Year 3
152
83
69
Year 4
150
72
78
Year 5
149
77
72
Year 6
149
70
79
Year 2023-2024

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