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Education in Rushcliffe

District

The middle of the East Midlands. 127,857 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 409 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Rushcliffe, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Rushcliffe had 53 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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53
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Rushcliffe had 53 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Rushcliffe among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Rushcliffe is 53.

Schools

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Schools in Rushcliffe

Rushcliffe has 53 open schools: 41 primary, 8 secondary, 2 special and 2 independent.

Outstanding
3
Good
18
Requires improvement
1
Inadequate
0

22 of the 49 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between October 2019 and April 2024.

7 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

9 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Rushcliffe

3 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy (December 2023), Cotgrave Candleby Lane School (December 2023), The West Bridgford School (January 2024).

Primary (41)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Abbey Road Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11431Good (overall), October 202380% met KS2 standard
Archbishop Cranmer Church of England AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11189Outstanding (overall), December 202383% met KS2 standard
Bingham Primary SchoolFree schools3 to 11137Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade71% met KS2 standard
Brookside Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11319Standards maintained, November 202483% met KS2 standard
Bunny CofE Primary and Nursery SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11104School remains Good, July 2022100% met KS2 standard
Carnarvon Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11430Good (overall), November 202274% met KS2 standard
Costock CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1195Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade36% met KS2 standard
Cotgrave Candleby Lane SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11506Outstanding (overall), December 202377% met KS2 standard
Cotgrave Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11107Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met67% met KS2 standard
Cropwell Bishop Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11187Good (overall), November 202269% met KS2 standard
Crossdale Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11196Standards maintained, December 2024Good (overall), November 201967% met KS2 standard
East Bridgford St Peters Church of England AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11261Good (overall), April 202273% met KS2 standard
Edwalton Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11396Standards maintained, April 2025Good (overall), November 201983% met KS2 standard
Flintham Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 1156Good (overall), December 202269% met KS2 standard
Gotham Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11133Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met48% met KS2 standard
Greythorn Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11313School remains Good, March 202467% met KS2 standard
Heymann Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11662Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade66% met KS2 standard
James Peacock Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 7300Good (overall), April 2024
Jesse Gray Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11417Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met79% met KS2 standard
Keyworth Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11170Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade60% met KS2 standard
Kinoulton Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11141Good (overall), September 2021, before the school changed
Lady Bay Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11381School remains Good, November 202284% met KS2 standard
Langar CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 1199Good (overall), March 2023, before the school changed75% met KS2 standard
Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 11411School remains Good, December 202263% met KS2 standard
Millside Spencer AcademyFree schools3 to 11184Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade73% met KS2 standard
Normanton-On-Soar Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 1154Requires improvement (overall), December 2022, before the school changed
Orston Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11Good (overall), January 2023, before the school changed
Pierrepont Gamston Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11302Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met83% met KS2 standard
Radcliffe-on-Trent Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 7248School remains Good, March 2024
Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11314School remains Good, April 202374% met KS2 standard
Robert Miles Infant SchoolAcademy converter4 to 787School remains Good, March 2022
Robert Miles Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11236Standards maintained, February 202565% met KS2 standard
Rosecliffe Spencer AcademyFree schools3 to 11449Good (overall), June 202368% met KS2 standard
St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11338Good (overall), July 202374% met KS2 standard
St Peter's CofE Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school7 to 11347Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met71% met KS2 standard
Sutton Bonington Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11160No outcome in Ofsted's file75% met KS2 standard
Tollerton Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11192Good (overall), February 202366% met KS2 standard
West Bridgford Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 7240Good (overall), November 2023
West Bridgford Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11350Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met80% met KS2 standard
Willoughby Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1147Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
Willow Brook Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11191School remains Good, June 202352% met KS2 standard

Secondary (8)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
East Leake AcademyAcademy converter11 to 181,118Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 49.5
Rushcliffe Spencer AcademyAcademy converter11 to 182,039Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 58.3
South Nottinghamshire AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 181,010School remains Good, March 2022Attainment 8: 52.9
The Becket SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,157Good (overall), September 2022Attainment 8: 52.3
The Nottingham Emmanuel SchoolAcademy converter11 to 191,108Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 44.1
The South Wolds Academy & Sixth FormAcademy converter11 to 181,033Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 51.3
The West Bridgford SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,809Outstanding (overall), January 2024Attainment 8: 61.4
Toot Hill SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,838Good (overall), November 2022Attainment 8: 55.2

Special (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Ash Lea AcademyAcademy special converter3 to 18Standards maintained, February 2025Good (overall), October 2019, before the school changed
Easthorpe SchoolOther independent special school7 to 1864No outcome in Ofsted's file

Independent (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Colston Bassett School LimitedOther independent school4 to 1125Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Plumtree SchoolOther independent school3 to 11101Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.