Firbeck Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamLocal Authority

Nottingham SouthConstituency

NG8 2FBPostcode

2.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Firbeck Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Nottingham, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 173 pupils. Firbeck Academy is part of Nova Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 56%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

42%

Asian

16%

Black

13%

Mixed

20%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

173

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

47%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 173
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Nova Education Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 Jul 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
3 Sept 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.