The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold
Primary schoolThe Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold is a primary school in Gedling, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 454 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 1 July 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
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, 74% of pupils at The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Nottinghamshire and 62% in England.
12% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 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- Woodthorpe Infant SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade400 m
- Ernehale Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024420 m
- Ernehale Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)470 m
- Arno Vale Junior SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024, before the school changed490 m
- Arnold Hill Spencer AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 47.8 (2025/26, provisional)640 m
- Mapperley Plains Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)660 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Gedling
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).