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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