Phoenix Infant and Nursery School
About Phoenix Infant and Nursery School
Phoenix Infant and Nursery School, a state primary in Gedling, Nottinghamshire, holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across both its most recent inspections. The school’s most recent graded inspection took place in 2011, and an ungraded inspection in 2022 confirmed that it remains Good. The Ofsted breakdown shows that leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness were all rated Good (grade 2) in the 2011 inspection, with the same scores carried through in the 2022 ungraded visit. For a school catering to children aged 3 to 7, the early years provision is a particularly telling metric, and here it has been consistently solid. With 164 pupils on roll against a capacity of 180, the school is not quite full, but admissions data for 2025/26 tells a different story: it received 104 applications for just 45 places, with 37 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.31. That level of demand suggests local families see real value in what the school offers.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
12 Jan 2022Latest monitoring visit (12 Jan 2022): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 2 Dec 2011. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
Facilities
7Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
12Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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