Greenfields Community School

About Greenfields Community School

Greenfields Community School in Nottingham holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade that reflects solid overall performance, though the school has seen a shift from its previous Outstanding rating in 2013. The most telling academic metric is the Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard: 55% of pupils achieved this in 2023/24, which is below the Nottingham local authority average of 60%. This places the school 53rd out of 74 primary schools in the area, putting it in the bottom half of the local league table. Nationally, it sits in the 69th percentile, meaning roughly a third of schools nationally performed worse on this measure. The picture is more mixed when you look at individual subjects: 83% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, and 76% in maths, but writing lagged at 72%. Only 3% of pupils reached the higher standard across all three subjects, and the school’s ranking score of 55 places it in the bottom 50 tier nationally.

Despite the middling headline results, Ofsted’s 2024 ungraded inspection confirmed that standards are being maintained, and the breakdown reveals real strengths. Leadership and management, early years provision, and personal development were all rated Outstanding, while behaviour and attitudes and quality of education were judged Good. The parent view survey, based on 14 responses from the 2024/25 period, is broadly positive: 79% would recommend the school, and 71% strongly agreed their child is happy and does well. However, there are some notable splits — 14% strongly disagreed that their child is happy, and 14% also strongly disagreed that concerns are dealt with properly. The school’s SEND provisions cover a wide range of needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language difficulties, and physical disabilities, though the parent view data on SEND support was not available.

Greenfields is a three-to-eleven mixed primary with a nursery, and it is significantly oversubscribed: for 2025/26, there were 72 applications for 30 places, with 36 first-preference applications and a ratio of 2.4 applicants per place. The school has 235 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210, so it is running over its official number. Facilities include an ICT suite, sports hall, dining hall, outdoor playground, and a chapel, and the school offers clubs in drama, gardening, choir, and science. Sports on offer include football, swimming, cricket, rounders, and athletics. With 40.9% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a relatively disadvantaged community. This is a school that suits families who value strong pastoral care and personal development — both rated Outstanding — and who are comfortable with a school that is academically in the middle of the local pack but with clear strengths in early years and leadership.

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