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Ben Reid

The best rated schools in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, according to Ofsted

Teachers, children and schools have been under immense pressure during the Covid pandemic with teaching from home implemented and huge disruption to classes.

With the country forced into lockdown to slow the spread of the virus, face to face teaching was stopped and schools had to adapt pretty much overnight to a new way of teaching and a new way of learning for pupils.

Classes were given online from kitchens, spare rooms, offices and dining room tables in what proved to be a major headache to solve across the country.

Local Covid outbreaks and new variants meant teaching and children have been affected for nearly two years now.

But the importance of a good education for their children still remains a top priority for parents.

The education watchdog Ofsted inspects schools and publishes the results of inspections.

It looks at the quality of teaching and learning, children's behaviour, welfare and personal development, as well as outcomes.

They are a key indicator of how well a school is performing and are an important tool for parents looking at how well their child is being taught.

And across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire a number of schools have received the highest rated 'outstanding' rating over the years.

Ofsted has since started inspecting schools once again, but most of the below ratings are before the Covid pandemic.

Here are the schools in the city and county with an 'outstanding' rating from Ofsted with data from 2021 on the gov.uk website:

Outstanding Nottingham schools:

Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School, Clifton

Bluecoat Wollaton Academy

Edna G. Olds Academy, Lenton

Fernwood School, Wollaton

Haydn Primary School, Sherwood

Huntingdon Academy, St Ann's

Nethergate Academy, Clifton

Oak Field School, Beechdale

Old Basford School

Rosehill School, St Ann's

Sneinton St Stephen's CofE Primary School

South Wilford Endowed CofE Primary School

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Hyson Green

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Aspley

Welbeck Primary School, The Meadows

Outstanding Nottinghamshire schools:

Abbey Gates Primary School, Ravenshead

All Hallows CofE Primary School, Gedling

Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy, Aslockton

Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school, Newark

Carlton Digby School, Mapperley

Carnarvon Primary School, Bingham

Chetwynd Spencer Academy, Toton

Chuter Ede Primary School, Balderton

Cotgrave Candleby Lane School, Cotgrave

Crescent Primary School, Mansfield

Cropwell Bishop Primary School, Cropwell Bishop

Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School, Sutton-in-Ashfield

Dawn House School, Rainworth

East Bridgford St Peters Church of England Academy, East Bridgford

Ernehale Infant School, Arnold

Eskdale Junior School, Beeston

Flintham Primary School, Newark

George Spencer Academy, Stapleford

Holy Trinity CofE Infant School, Southwell

James Peacock Infant and Nursery School, Ruddington

Langar CofE Primary School, Langar

Lowdham CofE Primary School, Lowdham

Lowe's Wong Infant School, Southwell

Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School, Sutton-in-Ashfield

The Minster School, Southwell

Nettleworth Infant and Nursery School, Mansfield Woodhouse

Norbridge Academy, Worksop

North Wheatley Church of England Primary School, Retford

Orchard Primary School and Nursery, Kirkby-in-Ashfield

Orston Primary School, Orston

Outwood Academy Portland, Worksop

Outwood Academy Valley, Worksop

Pinewood Infant and Nursery School, Arnold

Redhill Academy, Arnold

Rushcliffe Spencer Academy, West Bridgford

Selston CofE Infant and Nursery School, Selston

Tollerton Primary School, Tollerton

Toot Hill School, Bingham

Tuxford Academy, Tuxford

Walkeringham Primary School

West Bridgford Infant School

The West Bridgford School

Wood's Foundation CofE Primary School, Woodborough

Woodthorpe Infant School, Woodthorpe

Yeoman Park Academy, Mansfield Woodhouse

Nottinghamshire school rankings can be viewed here

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