Forest Fields Primary and Nursery SchoolScotholme Primary and Nursery School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Nottingham.

Summary of the comparison

Forest Fields Primary and Nursery School and Scotholme Primary and Nursery School are primary schools in Nottingham.

  • Forest Fields Primary and Nursery School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Scotholme Primary and Nursery School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Scotholme Primary and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Forest Fields Primary and Nursery School was judged Good and Scotholme Primary and Nursery School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 49.0% for Forest Fields Primary and Nursery School and 69.0% for Scotholme Primary and Nursery School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Forest Fields Primary and Nursery School (49.0% in 2022-23, 49.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Scotholme Primary and Nursery School (47.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Forest Fields Primary and Nursery School versus Scotholme Primary and Nursery School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NottinghamForest Fields Primary and Nursery SchoolNottinghamScotholme Primary and Nursery SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100C63/100Stronger figure
Local ranking32nd of 74 in Nottingham 27th of 74 in Nottingham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll603 461
Capacity630 480
LocationNottingham, NG7 6GQ Nottingham, NG7 6FJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard49.0% 69.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 4.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census642 449
Free school meals (ever 6)38.2% 34.8%
English as an additional language90.3% 72.6%
SEN support18.5% 22.1%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 1.6%
Attendance
Overall absence8.0% 6.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence28.9% 15.9% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Forest Fields Primary and Nursery School

Scotholme Primary and Nursery School

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