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Cantrell Primary and Nursery School

Cantrell Road, Bulwell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · NG6 9HJ

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Ofsted
Inadequate

Mar 2024

Overall absence
6.0%

2024-25

Pupils per teacher
20.3

2025-26

Spend per pupil
£3,303

2024-25

Ofsted

Last inspected 26 March 2024

Overall effectivenessInadequate
Early years
Good
Personal development
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Inadequate

Subject to a category of concern: Serious weaknesses

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Attendance & absence

Share of school sessions missed

Overall absence rate

6.0%
'24-25

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

19.8%
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Nottingham (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Overall absence rate

-0.8% vs Nottingham average

This school6.0%
Nottingham average6.8%
Best in Nottingham2.9%
England average6.2%

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.

+1.1% vs Nottingham average

This school19.8%
Nottingham average18.7%
Best in Nottingham4.3%
England average15.8%

The local area

Neighbourhood context around the school in Nottingham

Median house price
£163,000

2023 · England £295,000

DeprivationIndex of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.
3/10

10 = least deprived

Claimant rateThe share of residents aged 16–64 claiming unemployment-related benefits (the claimant count) — a timely local proxy for unemployment.
6.0%

April 2026 · England 4.1%

Recorded crimes
138

~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04

Degree-level+
21%

Residents 16+ · Census 2021

Deprivation (IMD) Index of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.

More deprived than the England average · 1 = most deprived 10%, 10 = least

Overall
3/10
Income
3/10
Employment
3/10
Education
4/10
Health
2/10
Crime
3/10

Crime by type

Street-level reports within ~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04

Violence and sexual offences
73
Anti social behaviour
16
Shoplifting
16
Criminal damage and arson
8
Drugs
5
Vehicle crime
5
Public order
4
Other crime
3

Area figures describe the neighbourhood around the school (LSOA/MSOA), not the school itself. Sources: ONS, Home Office (data.police.uk), MHCLG — Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data last updated 06/06/2026 · URN 151545