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The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold

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Nottingham · Nottinghamshire

Primary Academy (converter)Part of OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 36 member schools: 30 primary schools, 6 secondary schools. Local authorities: Derbyshire | Lincolnshire | North East Lincolnshire | North Lincolnshire | Nottingham | Nottinghamshire. Regions: East Midlands | Yorkshire and the Humber. — from the OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST public record.

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The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold is a primary academy in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, part of OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. It is currently hiring, with 1 live vacancy on SchoolJobs.

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The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold is a primary academy in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.

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School information

Official name
The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold
Address
Somersby Road, Woodthorpe
Postcode
NG5 4LT
Country
England
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Parliamentary constituency
Gedling
URN (official identifier)
138811
Establishment number
3696
School status
Open
Education phase
Primary
Age range
3–11 years
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Number of pupils
454
As of November 2026
Capacity
351
School type
Academy (converter)
Governance
Academy
Academy trust
OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Headteacher
Mrs Celine Toner
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 1 Jul 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
Official website
www.goodshepherd.notts.sch.uk
Telephone
01159262983
Date opened
1 Oct 2012

Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.

Pupils at The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold

2025/26This schoolNottinghamshireEngland
Pupils454125,9628,355,420
Eligible for free school meals8.4%23.7%26.5%
SEN support10.4%11.7%14.6%
Education, health and care plan (EHCP)1.3%2.8%5.9%
First language other than English (EAL)21.1%12.5%21.6%

Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.

Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted inspection history

5 published inspections for The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold, including inspections of the school it replaced.

  1. · Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools

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    Safeguarding is effective
    Yes
    Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
    School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Report published 29 Apr 2024

  2. · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection

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    Is safeguarding effective
    Yes
    Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
    School remains Good

    Report published 15 Oct 2018

  3. · S5 Inspection

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    Overall effectiveness: Good

    Pupils' achievement
    Good
    Quality of teaching
    Good
    Early years provision
    Good
    Leadership and management
    Good
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Good

    Report published 4 Nov 2014

  4. · S5 Inspection

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    Inspected as The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold (URN 122812)

    Overall effectiveness: Good

    Pupils' achievement
    Good
    Quality of teaching
    Good
    Early years provision
    Good
    Leadership and management
    Good
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Outstanding

    Report published 14 Jul 2010

  5. · Section 5 RTI (Sep06 - Aug07)

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    Inspected as The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold (URN 122812)

    Overall effectiveness: Good

    Pupils' achievement
    Good
    Quality of teaching
    Good
    Early years provision
    Good
    Leadership and management
    Good
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Outstanding

    Report published 18 Oct 2006

Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupil absence at The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold

2025/26 (autumn and spring term)This schoolNottinghamshireEngland
Overall absence (sessions missed)4.4%4.8%5.1%
Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+)10.2%11.7%13.2%

Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupil premium at The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold

Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £58,900 for 38 eligible pupils.

Financial year 2026-27This schoolNottinghamshireEngland
Pupils eligible9.1%25.1%27.7%
Allocation per pupil on roll£141£335£370

Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.

Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

School finances at The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold

2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 455 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.

The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold finances compared with averages, 2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return)
This schoolNottinghamshire average (per pupil · % of spend)England average (per pupil · % of spend)
Total income£2,694,000
£5,921 per pupil		£6,934£7,179
Total spending£2,509,000
£5,514 per pupil		£6,643£6,721
Teaching staff£1,298,000
£2,853 per pupil · 51.7%		£3,152 · 47.4%£3,211 · 47.8%
Education support staff£639,000
£1,404 per pupil · 25.5%		£1,309 · 19.7%£1,313 · 19.5%
Supply and agency staff£33,000
£73 per pupil · 1.3%		£197 · 3.0%£203 · 3.0%
…of which agency supply£27,000
£59 per pupil · 1.1%		£172 · 2.6%£160 · 2.4%
In-year balance£185,000
Revenue reserve£0

Previous year (2023/24): spending £5,722 per pupil, supply and agency £131 per pupil — spending down £207 per pupil on 2023/24.

Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.

Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages

Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Where is The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold?

Somersby Road, Woodthorpe, Nottingham, NG5 4LT

01159262983

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