Old Basford School

State-Funded School

old-basford-school-nottingham-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamLocal Authority

Nottingham North and KimberleyConstituency

NG6 0GFPostcode

3.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Old Basford School 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 447 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 61%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

44%

Asian

24%

Black

11%

Mixed

18%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

447

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

England average

27%

First language not English

30%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 447
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
21 Jan 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
25 Mar 2010	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.