Edna G. Olds Academy

About Edna G. Olds Academy

Edna G. Olds Academy is a state primary school in Nottingham, part of the Nottingham local authority, and it currently holds the second-best ranking among the 74 primary schools in the area. Its ranking score of 89 places it just behind St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, which tops the local list with a score of 90, and ahead of South Wilford Endowed CofE Primary School and Haydn Primary School, both on 83. The school is one of only six primaries in Nottingham to hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted, a status it earned in its most recent graded inspection in 2019 and maintained through an ungraded inspection in 2025. Headteacher Hannah Crotty leads a school of 232 pupils, with capacity for 255, and the school offers nursery provision for children from age three. The nearest other Outstanding-rated primary is Huntingdon Academy, about 2.3 kilometres away.

Academically, Edna G. Olds Academy performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 89% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Nottingham local authority average of 60%. The school also saw strong results in individual subjects: 96% met expectations in both reading and maths, and 89% in writing. At the higher standard, 14% achieved the top marks across all three subjects, with 39% reaching that level in maths and 36% in both reading and writing. Average scaled scores were 109 in reading and 109 in maths. The school ranks 31st in the East Midlands region out of 1,353 primary schools, and 358th nationally out of 13,686, placing it in the top 3% of schools across the country. Ofsted rated leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness as Outstanding in the 2019 inspection.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 104 applications for 30 places, a ratio of 3.47 applicants per place, with 52 first-preference applications and 28 offers made to first-preference families. Facilities include a library, sensory room, ICT suite, gymnasium and chapel. The school offers a range of sports such as football, gymnastics, rounders, dance and athletics, plus clubs including drama, choir, science club, chess and coding. SEND support is available for pupils with moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties or disabilities. Parent View responses from 26 families in the 2024/25 period were largely positive: 88% would recommend the school, and strong majorities agreed that children are happy, safe, and well-behaved, though a small number of respondents expressed concerns about bullying and how concerns are handled. This is a strong choice for families seeking high academic standards in a popular Nottingham primary.

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