St Ann's Well Academy

About St Ann's Well Academy

St Ann's Well Academy, a state primary in Nottingham, posts a Key Stage 2 combined expected standard score of 63 per cent, which sits three points above the local authority average of 60 per cent. That places it 27th out of 72 schools in Nottingham on this metric, putting it comfortably in the top half of the LA. Its ranking is consistent across the East Midlands, where it sits in the 45th percentile, and nationally it lands almost exactly at the median. For a school where 65.7 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals — well above the national average — these results are notable. The school is oversubscribed, with 46 applications for 24 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, and 22 of those were first-preference offers, suggesting strong local demand.

Digging into the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, the school performs solidly across reading, writing and maths. Reading and maths average scores are 105 and 104 respectively, both above the national benchmark of 100. The proportion reaching the expected standard in reading is 77 per cent, in maths 73 per cent, and in writing 67 per cent. At the higher standard, 27 per cent hit that level in reading, 23 per cent in maths, and 20 per cent in writing. The combined expected standard of 63 per cent is three points above the LA average, though it falls short of the top performers in Nottingham, such as St Teresa's Catholic Primary and Edna G. Olds Academy. Ofsted last inspected the school in June 2024 and confirmed it remains Good, a rating it has held consistently since at least 2014, with leadership and management also judged Good.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a library, ICT suite, music rooms, art studios, a forest school and an outdoor playground. Sports provision covers dance, athletics, swimming, cricket and cross country, while clubs include coding, chess, film club, choir, gardening and art club. SEND support is extensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. With nursery provision on site and a chapel, the school caters to children from age three. Given its strong results relative to the LA average, high FSM intake and oversubscribed places, St Ann's Well Academy is a popular choice for Nottingham families seeking a primary with solid academic outcomes and good pastoral support.

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