Fernwood Primary School
Primary schoolFernwood Primary School is a primary school in Nottingham, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 1,122 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, February 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 26 February 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 66% of pupils at Fernwood Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Nottingham and 62% in England.
11% 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 | 66% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 11% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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
In a straight line- Fernwood SchoolSecondary. Outstanding (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 54.6 (2025/26, provisional)160 m
- Firbeck AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)960 m
- Portland Spencer AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), November 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Nottingham University Samworth AcademySecondary. School remains Good, May 2023. Attainment 8 of 39.9 (2025/26, provisional)1.4 km
- Silver Linings SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.4 km
- Bilborough CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Nottingham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).