# Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School

Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Nottingham, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 452 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E140231. [Nottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 452
- Council: Nottingham
- URN: 140231

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, April 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 30 April 2025
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 77% of pupils at Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Nottingham and 62% in England.
14% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Nottingham | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 14% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Our Lady & St Edward Primary & Nursery Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-and-st-edward-primary-and-nursery-catholic-voluntary-academy-e137439): 120 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Rosehill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosehill-school-e122964): 190 m. Special. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
- [St Ann's Well Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-anns-well-academy-e137526): 540 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2024. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hogarth Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hogarth-academy-e140303): 810 m. Primary. School remains Good, May 2024. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edale-rise-primary-and-nursery-school-e140715): 820 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sycamore Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sycamore-academy-e137786): 830 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2024. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/140231)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/140231)

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