Carrington Primary and Nursery School

About Carrington Primary and Nursery School

Carrington Primary and Nursery School is a popular choice among Nottingham families, with 109 applications for just 30 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.63. Of those, 25 offers went to first-preference families, and the school received 30 first-preference applications in total, indicating strong local demand. While the school does not publish a parent recommendation percentage, the high application numbers suggest a positive reputation in the community. The school is led by headteacher Jimmy Digges and is a mixed, state-funded primary for children aged 3 to 11. It does not have a religious character. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024, the school was rated Good overall, with Good ratings across all categories including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This is consistent with its previous inspection in 2013, which also rated it Good overall.

Academically, Carrington performs broadly in line with local averages. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, slightly above the Nottingham local authority average of 60%. This places the school 29th out of 72 primary schools in the local authority ranking, putting it in the top half of Nottingham primaries. Nationally, it ranks 6,905th out of 13,686 schools, around the median. In individual subjects, 73% met the expected standard in maths and writing, and 70% in reading. At the higher standard, 27% achieved in maths, 20% in reading, and 7% in both writing and the combined measure. Average scaled scores were 104 in both reading and maths. The school does not publish progress scores for these subjects, so it is not possible to compare pupil progress against national benchmarks.

The school offers a wide range of facilities including an ICT suite, library, art studios, music rooms, gymnasium, and a forest school, alongside an outdoor playground and dining hall. Sports on offer include netball, cricket, gymnastics, swimming, football and athletics, and clubs include coding, chess, science, gardening and choir. For children with additional needs, the school provides support for moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. The school has a nursery provision for children from age 3. With 224 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210, the school is slightly over capacity, and 14% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. Carrington suits families looking for a well-subscribed, Good-rated primary with a broad range of enrichment activities and a strong local reputation within Nottingham.

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