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Phoenix Infant and Nursery School

Primary · Community school · Nottingham, NG4 4EL

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Schools
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Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

Phoenix Infant and Nursery School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 10 Nov 2011

Ofsted rating
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 7
Pupils164
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Lisa Harper
Local authorityNottinghamshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 122532.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils164
Girls80
Boys84
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.15.9%
First language not English7.3%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.180
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.135
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.25%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.21
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.4
Average class size22.5

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
67.1%
White and Black Caribbean
10.4%
Other mixed
3.7%
Pakistani
3.7%
White and Black African
3%
Other Black
1.8%
Other White
1.2%
Indian
1.2%
Other Asian
0.6%
African
0.6%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher22.9
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.9.9
Teachers (FTE)6.91
Teaching assistants (FTE)9.08
Support staff (FTE)12.4
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/257.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/257.2
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.31
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.78
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.28
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.28
Applications from another local authority (Reception)2

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolNottinghamshireEngland
Overall absence4.1%, better than England, better than Nottinghamshire4.8%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.6.6%, better than England, better than Nottinghamshire11.7%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Nottinghamshire1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Phoenix Infant and Nursery School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miPrimaryPriory Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.2 miPrimaryAll Hallows CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Requires improvement
0.4 miPrimaryHaddon Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.4 miPrimaryWillow Farm Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimaryStanhope Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.7 miPrimaryThe Carlton Infant AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimaryThe Carlton Junior AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miSecondaryCarlton AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.7 miSecondaryCarlton le Willows AcademyAcademy converter
Inadequate
0.8 miPrimaryNetherfield Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good

Frequently asked questions about Phoenix Infant and Nursery School

What is Phoenix Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Phoenix Infant and Nursery School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 10 Nov 2011.

How hard is it to get into Phoenix Infant and Nursery School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Phoenix Infant and Nursery School made 31 offers from 78 applications (2.5 per offer), and 28 of 28 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Phoenix Infant and Nursery School?

Phoenix Infant and Nursery School has 164 pupils aged 3 to 7.

What is the capacity of Phoenix Infant and Nursery School?

Phoenix Infant and Nursery School had 180 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Phoenix Infant and Nursery School?

At Phoenix Infant and Nursery School, the average class had 22.5 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 22.9 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Phoenix Infant and Nursery School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Phoenix Infant and Nursery School missed 4.1% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 6.6% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.