Primary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Colwick St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy
Vale Road, Colwick, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG4 2ED
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 1 May 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
- 196
- Places
- 210
- How full
- 93% full — 196 of 210 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 116 / 80
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Gedling 015E, 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
- 31%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 14%
- Households owning their home
- 65%
- Households in social housing
- 8%
- Households with no car
- 17%
- Adults economically inactive
- 27%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Rachel Ireland
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Ward
- Colwick
- Constituency
- Gedling
- URN
- 151765
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkdale Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 76% | 0.5 mi |
| The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 54% | 0.6 mi |
| The Carlton Infant AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.8 mi |
| The Carlton Junior AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 78% | 0.8 mi |
| Netherfield Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 51% | 1.1 mi |
| Standhill Infants' SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | — | 1.1 mi |
| Edale Rise Primary & Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 62% | 1.2 mi |
| Hogarth AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 74% | 1.3 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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