OFSTED
3 March 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
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
109
90 full-time ·
19 part-time
Female pupils
55
50.5% of pupils
Male pupils
54
49.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.8 pts
below England
School
22.0%
Ashfield
31.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.4 pts
below England
School
11.9%
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
76.1%
83
Any other White background
6.4%
7
White and Asian
3.7%
4
White and Black Caribbean
3.7%
4
African
2.8%
3
Indian
2.8%
3
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
11.9%
13 of
109 pupils
8.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.2 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
6.04%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.18 pts
lower than
England
School
6.04%
Ashfield
6.22%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.22%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.41 pts
higher than
England
School
22.22%
Ashfield
16.23%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
121.1%
32.9 pts
above England
Huthwaite All Saints Church of England Infant and Nursery School
121.1%
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.