SCHOOL PROFILE

Priestsic Primary and Nursery School

Primary Community school URN 122468
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 101.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

19 July 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Nottinghamshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 425 387 full-time · 38 part-time
Female pupils 200 47.1% of pupils
Male pupils 225 52.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

45.6%
20.8 pts above England
School 45.6%
Ashfield 31.1%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

20.2%
0.1 pts below England
School 20.2%
Ashfield 8.1%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Ashfield 0.8%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
70.8%
301
Any other White background
9.6%
41
Indian
4.0%
17
Any other Asian background
3.8%
16
African
3.3%
14
Any other ethnic group
2.4%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 17.7% 75 of 425 pupils
3.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.7%
Ashfield 17.4%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.8% 63 pupils
England 14.8% 0.0 pts above
EHC plans 2.8% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 3.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 28
Moderate learning difficulty 14
Social, emotional & mental health 14
Autistic spectrum disorder 12
Specific learning difficulty 3
Vision impairment 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

42.0% 18.4 pts below England
School 42.0%
Ashfield 57.9%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

52.0%

21.8 pts below England

School 52.0%
Ashfield 68.9%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

68.0%

2.3 pts below England

School 68.0%
Ashfield 67.6%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

53.0%

19.0 pts below England

School 53.0%
Ashfield 69.4%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.13%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.09 pts lower than England
School 6.13%
Ashfield 6.22%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.08%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.26 pts higher than England
School 16.08%
Ashfield 16.23%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.45%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.65 pts higher than England
School 2.45%
Ashfield 1.77%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

101.2% 13.0 pts above England
Priestsic Primary and Nursery School
101.2%
Ashfield
91.4%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information