Primary school in Nottingham
Cantrell Primary and Nursery School
Cantrell Road, Bulwell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 9HJ
Ofsted
Graded Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 26 March 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 381
- Places
- 460
- How full
- 83% full — 381 of 460 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 191 / 190
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistently absent
- 20%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Nottingham 004B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 21%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 28%
- Households owning their home
- 65%
- Households in social housing
- 13%
- Households with no car
- 35%
- Adults economically inactive
- 39%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- TRANSFORM TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Jacquie Tomkinson
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Ward
- Bulwell Forest
- Constituency
- Nottingham North and Kimberley
- URN
- 151545
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 55% | 0.4 mi |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 69% | 0.5 mi |
| Stanstead Flying High AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 54% | 0.5 mi |
| Crabtree Farm Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 55% | 0.7 mi |
| Rufford Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 49% | 0.7 mi |
| Springfield AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 52% | 0.7 mi |
| Westglade Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 67% | 0.7 mi |
| Snape Wood Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Requires improvement 2023 | 20% | 0.8 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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