Main Road, Underwood, Nottingham NG16 5GN
10 reasons to choose Underwood Church of England Primary School
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Underwood Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Nottingham and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Underwood Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary controlled faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
Underwood Church of England Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 24 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Underwood Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 39% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 23% of schools.
The Underwood Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 4.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for music.
Sport at Underwood Church of England 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 Underwood Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Underwood Church of England Primary School
Nottingham Girls’ High Infant & Junior School (9.7 miles); Nottingham High Infant & Junior School (9.7 miles).
The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy, Eastwood (3.9 miles); Orchard Primary School and Nursery (5.1 miles); Mundy Church of England Junior School (5.2 miles).
Bluecoat Academy (8.3 miles); The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy (8.4 miles); George Spencer Academy and Technology College (10.8 miles).