Coledale, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 6TH
10 reasons to choose Pierrepont Gamston Primary School
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Pierrepont Gamston Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Nottingham and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 2 miles.
School fundamentals
Pierrepont Gamston Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Nottinghamshire LEA.
Average class size
Pierrepont Gamston Primary School has nine classes from Reception, some mixed-age, and an average class size of 31 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Pierrepont Gamston Primary School ranks in the top 9% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress.
The Pierrepont Gamston Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, Spanish. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for languages.
Sport at Pierrepont Gamston Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Pierrepont Gamston Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There may be some occasional extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 5.30pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Pierrepont Gamston Primary School
Plumtree School (3.5 miles); Iona Steiner-Waldorf School (3.9 miles); St Joseph’s School, Nottingham (4.2 miles).
St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School, West Bridgford (1.6 miles); Abbey Road Primary School (1.8 miles); Tollerton Primary School (2.7 miles).
Hollygirt School (4.3 miles); Nottingham Girls’ High School GDST (4.4 miles); Nottingham High School (4.6 miles).
Rushcliffe School (1.7 miles); The West Bridgford School (2.4 miles); The Becket School (3.4 miles).