Schools in Rushcliffe
49 state-funded schools, 21,564 pupils. 97.9% 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
2 schools have 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 Rushcliffe?
Rushcliffe has 49 state-funded schools teaching 21,564 pupils. 40 primary, 8 secondary, 1 special.
What percentage of schools in Rushcliffe are Good or Outstanding?
97.9% of the 47 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Rushcliffe are rated Good or Outstanding: 4 Outstanding and 42 Good. 1 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Rushcliffe are rated Outstanding?
4 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Rushcliffe: Rushcliffe Spencer Academy, The West Bridgford School, Cotgrave Candleby Lane School, Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Rushcliffe Spencer AcademySecondary2,032Outstanding 2025
- The West Bridgford SchoolSecondary1,780Outstanding 2024
- Cotgrave Candleby Lane SchoolPrimary530Outstanding 2023
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England AcademyPrimary197Outstanding 2023
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 40 | 38 | 97.4% |
| Secondary | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| Special | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Rushcliffe
Showing 20 of 49 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy | Secondary | 2,032 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Toot Hill School | Secondary | 1,907 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The West Bridgford School | Secondary | 1,780 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Becket School | Secondary | 1,180 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Nottingham Emmanuel School | Secondary | 1,132 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
East Leake Academy | Secondary | 1,088 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form | Secondary | 1,024 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
South Nottinghamshire Academy | Secondary | 952 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Heymann Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 670 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cotgrave Candleby Lane School | Primary | 530 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Rosecliffe Spencer Academy | Primary | 444 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Carnarvon Primary School | Primary | 438 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Abbey Road Primary School | Primary | 432 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Jesse Gray Primary School | Primary | 420 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 416 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Edwalton Primary School | Primary | 409 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lady Bay Primary School | Primary | 397 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School | Primary | 373 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
West Bridgford Junior School | Primary | 360 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Peter's CofE Junior School | Primary | 355 | Good2022 | OfstedWebsite |
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