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The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold

Somersby Road, Woodthorpe, Nottingham, NG5 4LT

Local ranking21st of 266 primary schools in Nottinghamshire
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

351

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 1 July 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
74.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
12.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
86.0%
Writing (Expected)
84.0%
Maths (Expected)
81.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
90.0%
Reading avg scaled score
108.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
107.0
Cohort Size
58

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
465
Boys
228 (49%)
Girls
237 (51%)
Capacity
351 (132% full)
SEND
11.4%
FSM Eligible
10.6%
EAL
24.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.5%
SEN Support
9.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
26.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
17.0
Budget per Pupil
£5,514/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
8.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 56.7%
  • White Other: 11.3%
  • Black African: 7.1%
  • Mixed Other: 5.4%
  • Asian Indian: 4.3%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.7%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 3.0%
  • Black Caribbean: 2.8%

56.7%

White British

11.3%

White Other

7.1%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
138811
UKPRN
10039044
Establishment No.
3696
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