Forest Glade Primary School

About Forest Glade Primary School

Forest Glade Primary School sits within Nottinghamshire local authority and is the top-ranked primary in Ashfield, coming first out of 30 schools in the borough. Across the wider East Midlands region it places 29th out of 1,353 primaries, and nationally it ranks 337th out of 13,686, putting it in the top 2.5 per cent of all primary schools in England. Its closest peers in the local authority are John Blow Primary School, Harworth CofE Academy and Bunny CofE Primary School, all of which score highly on the same ranking metric. The school is led by headteacher Steven Champion and caters for 234 pupils aged 3 to 11, which is above its official capacity of 210. It is a state-funded, mixed-gender primary with no religious character and offers nursery provision. In its most recent ungraded Ofsted inspection in March 2025, the school was judged to have improved significantly, and its overall effectiveness remains Good, a rating it has held consistently across its previous graded inspections.

Academically, Forest Glade performs well above the local authority average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 90 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the Nottinghamshire average of 61 per cent. The school also saw strong results at the higher standard, with 17 per cent of pupils achieving that level across all three subjects. In reading, 43 per cent reached the higher standard, while in maths it was 47 per cent and in writing 23 per cent. Average scaled scores were 108 in both reading and maths. The school's Ofsted breakdown shows that leadership and management, early years provision and overall effectiveness were all rated Good in the most recent graded inspection. The parent view survey, based on 32 responses collected between September 2024 and September 2025, shows that 97 per cent of parents would recommend the school, and 75 per cent strongly agreed that their child is happy there.

The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 122 applications for 29 places and 34 first-preference applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 4.21. Facilities include a sensory room, playing fields, music rooms, an ICT suite, library, sports hall and a chapel. Sports offered are gymnastics, rounders, football and cross country, while clubs include coding, gardening, book club, drama and science club. The school has identified SEND provisions for social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. In the parent view survey, 60 per cent of respondents strongly agreed that the school gives SEND children the support they need. The nearest outstanding-rated primary is Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School, 2.6 kilometres away. Forest Glade is a strong choice for families in Ashfield seeking a high-performing, oversubscribed primary with a broad range of activities and a clear focus on academic attainment.

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