Silver Linings School
Silver Linings School is an independent special school in Nottingham for boys and girls aged 5 to 11. It has 17 pupils and room for 30.
28 Old Park Close, Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 4FR0739 673 8201silverliningsed.co.ukMrs Daisy Dawley headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Nottingham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 17 | 12 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenbrook Spencer Academy | Academy | 560 m | 369 | Good 2022 | 49 | Compare |
| Westbury Academy | Academy | 750 m | 119 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| Nottingham University Samworth Academy | Academy | 760 m | 841 | Good 2023 | 14 | Compare |
| Bilborough College | Academy 16-19 converter | 780 m | 0 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Bluecoat Primary Academy | Academy | 800 m | 452 | Good 2022 | 25 | Compare |
| Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy | Academy | 810 m | 344 | Good 2020 | 67 | Compare |
| Bluecoat Beechdale Academy | Academy | 820 m | 887 | Good 2022 | 8 | Compare |
| Oak Field School | Council | 840 m | 158 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Silver Linings School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Silver Linings School yet.
How many pupils does Silver Linings School have?
17 pupils aged 5 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 30 places, so it is 57% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 28 Old Park Close, Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 4FR
- Telephone
- 0739 673 8201
- Website
- www.silverliningsed.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Daisy Dawley
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Ward
- Bilborough
- Constituency
- Nottingham South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 24 May 2024 (new provision)
- URN
- 150681 · LAESTAB 8926029
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.