OFSTED
14 January 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Trust
DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
113
87 full-time ·
26 part-time
Female pupils
67
59.3% of pupils
Male pupils
46
40.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.0 pts
below England
School
16.8%
Ashfield
31.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.8 pts
below England
School
3.5%
Ashfield
8.1%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
89.4%
101
Indian
1.8%
2
Irish
1.8%
2
White and Black African
1.8%
2
White and Black Caribbean
1.8%
2
African
0.9%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
6.2%
7 of
113 pupils
14.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
6.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.83%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.62 pts
higher than
England
School
8.83%
Ashfield
6.22%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.18 pts
higher than
England
School
25.00%
Ashfield
16.23%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.78%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.97 pts
higher than
England
School
2.78%
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
150.7%
62.5 pts
above England
Selston Church of England Infant and Nursery School
150.7%
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.