The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold

School overview

The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold is a primary school serving Nottinghamshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 465 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. 74% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 5.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 23% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold is oversubscribed: about 10 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 71 first choices for 69 places. Overall pupil absence was 4.7%. There are about 26.8 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.