Greenwood Primary and Nursery School

About Greenwood Primary and Nursery School

Greenwood Primary and Nursery School sits within Nottinghamshire local authority, in the Ashfield borough, and ranks 20th out of 30 primary schools in that immediate area. That puts it in the bottom half of Ashfield primaries, but the picture is more nuanced when you zoom out: across the whole of Nottinghamshire, it ranks 145th out of 286 same-type schools, placing it just above the middle of the pack. The top-performing peers in the county are John Blow Primary School, Harworth CofE Academy and Bunny CofE Primary School, all of which score higher on the ranking metric. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School, about two kilometres away. Greenwood itself was last inspected in June 2025 and received a Good overall, though the inspection was a graded one and the overall effectiveness was marked as 'Not judged' — a technicality that means the school hasn't yet been formally reassigned a final grade under the current framework.

Academically, Greenwood's Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 57%, which is below the Nottinghamshire local authority average of 61%. The school's ranking on this metric places it in the bottom 50% nationally, at the 63rd percentile. However, individual subject scores tell a slightly stronger story: 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, 70% in writing and 70% in maths, with average scaled scores of 104 in reading and 105 in maths. The proportion reaching the higher standard in maths was 30%, compared with 23% in reading and just 5% in writing. The Ofsted breakdown from the 2025 inspection is notably positive in several areas: early years provision, personal development, and leadership and management were all rated Outstanding, while the quality of education and behaviour and attitudes were judged Good.

The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26, with 99 applications for 42 places and all 42 first-preference applicants receiving offers — a ratio of 2.36 applicants per place. It has a nursery provision for children from age three, and the site includes a library, playing fields, a sensory room, an ICT suite and even a chapel. Sports on offer include dance, cricket, tennis, netball, cross country, football and swimming, while clubs range from science and art to film, coding, book club and chess. The school's SEND provisions cover moderate and severe learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive: 98% of respondents would recommend the school, and strong majorities strongly agreed that their child is happy (73%), feels safe (80%) and that the school has high expectations (64%). This is a school that suits families who value strong pastoral care and personal development, and who are comfortable with a solid but not exceptional academic profile relative to the local authority.

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