Schools in Gedling
53 state-funded schools, 19,353 pupils. 90.4% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 4 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Gedling?
Gedling has 53 state-funded schools teaching 19,353 pupils. 44 primary, 7 secondary, 2 special.
What percentage of schools in Gedling are Good or Outstanding?
90.4% of the 52 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Gedling are rated Good or Outstanding: 4 Outstanding and 43 Good. 3 require improvement and 2 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Gedling are rated Outstanding?
4 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Gedling: Redhill Academy, Pinewood Infant and Nursery School, Rivendell Flying High Academy, Carlton Digby School.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Redhill AcademySecondary1,577Outstanding 2024
- Pinewood Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary193Outstanding 2023
- Rivendell Flying High AcademyPrimary182Outstanding 2025
- Carlton Digby SchoolSpecial95Outstanding 2020
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 44 | 43 | 93% |
| Secondary | 7 | 7 | 85.7% |
| Special | 2 | 2 | 50% |
Every school in Gedling
Showing 20 of 53 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
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Carlton le Willows Academy Grade inherited from previous URN 136627 | Secondary | 1,803 | Inadequate2022Serious weaknesses | — | OfstedWebsite |
Redhill Academy | Secondary | 1,577 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy | Secondary | 1,518 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Carlton Academy | Secondary | 1,371 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Colonel Frank Seely Academy | Secondary | 859 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Christ The King Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 845 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Oakwood Academy | Secondary | 746 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold | Primary | 465 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Parkdale Primary School | Primary | 462 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Netherfield Primary School | Primary | 458 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 449 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ravenshead CofE Primary School | Primary | 395 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Mapperley Plains Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 340 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School Grade inherited from previous URN 122720 | Primary | 339 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Arnold View Primary School | Primary | 319 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Robert Mellors Primary Academy | Primary | 314 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Burton Joyce Primary School | Primary | 313 | Good2014 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Stanhope Primary and Nursery School Grade inherited from previous URN 122715 | Primary | 298 | Requires Improvement2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ernehale Junior School | Primary | 273 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Abbey Gates Primary School | Primary | 242 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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