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Old Basford School

URN
138740
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Old Basford School
URN
138740
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

59 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

39

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

49

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#40 of 61 schools in Nottingham

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Old Basford School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Old Basford School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
21 January 2024
Inspection date
6 December 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 21 January 2024

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 21 January 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 21 January 2024

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 21 January 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 21 January 2024

  • Early years

    Outstanding

    Graded 21 January 2024

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
21 January 20246 December 2023S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 21 January 2024
  • Good

    Published
    21 January 2024
    Inspected
    6 December 2023
    Type
    S5 Inspection
    Report
    View report

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

50

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

94

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

50

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.88×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Offer rate

53.2%

Offers as a share of applications

First preference offers: 50

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Where to apply

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Local authority
Nottingham
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Nottingham)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.oldbasfordschool.co.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

80.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

68.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

70.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

57.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Writing progress

Not published

Maths progress

Maths progress

Not published

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Location

NG6 0GF - Percy Street, Old Basford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Contact details

Address
Percy Street, Old Basford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Postcode
NG6 0GF
Phone
1159785505
Website
www.oldbasfordschool.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Nottingham
Local authority code
892

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 298 schools in Nottingham.

Authority statistics

Total schools

298

Open schools

118

Closed schools

179

Primary schools

181

Secondary schools

49

Special schools

0

Phase distribution

  • Primary181 (61.8%)
  • Secondary49 (16.7%)
  • Special0 (0.0%)
  • Other63 (21.5%)

Nearby schools

School nameDistancePhaseStatus
Old Basford Primary and Nursery School0 mPrimaryClosed
Ellis Guilford School321 mSecondaryClosed
Ellis Guilford School333 mSecondaryOpen
Southwark Infant and Nursery School577 mPrimaryClosed
Green Crescent School639 mNot applicableOpen
Whitemoor Primary and Nursery School677 mPrimaryClosed
Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)677 mPrimaryOpen
Southwark Primary School734 mPrimaryClosed
Basford Hall College759 m16 plusClosed
Heathfield Primary and Nursery School823 mPrimaryOpen
  • Old Basford Primary and Nursery School
    Distance
    0 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Ellis Guilford School
    Distance
    321 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Ellis Guilford School
    Distance
    333 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Southwark Infant and Nursery School
    Distance
    577 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Green Crescent School
    Distance
    639 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Whitemoor Primary and Nursery School
    Distance
    677 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)
    Distance
    677 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Southwark Primary School
    Distance
    734 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Basford Hall College
    Distance
    759 m
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
    Closed
  • Heathfield Primary and Nursery School
    Distance
    823 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open

Similar schools

Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Nottingham)

School namePhasePostcodeStatus
Ambleside Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimaryNG8 5PNClosed
Ambleside Primary SchoolPrimaryNG8 5PNClosed
Ambleside Primary SchoolPrimaryNG8 5PNClosed
Ambleside Primary SchoolPrimaryNG8 5PNOpen
Arkwright Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimaryNG2 2JEClosed
  • Ambleside Infant and Nursery School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    NG8 5PN
    Status
    Closed
  • Ambleside Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    NG8 5PN
    Status
    Closed
  • Ambleside Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    NG8 5PN
    Status
    Closed
  • Ambleside Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    NG8 5PN
    Status
    Open
  • Arkwright Primary and Nursery School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    NG2 2JE
    Status
    Closed

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.