SCHOOL PROFILE

Clarborough Primary School

Primary Community school URN 122628
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 199 Published school capacity
Capacity used 103.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

12 January 2022
Latest published outcome School remains 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 205 202 full-time · 3 part-time
Female pupils 94 45.9% of pupils
Male pupils 111 54.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

12.7%
12.1 pts below England
School 12.7%
Bassetlaw 24.5%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

3.9%
16.4 pts below England
School 3.9%
Bassetlaw 9.5%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.0%
0.0 pts in line with England
School 1.0%
Bassetlaw 1.1%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
83.4%
171
Unclassified
10.2%
21
Any other White background
2.9%
6
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
3
White and Asian
1.0%
2
African
0.5%
1
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 13.7% 28 of 205 pupils
7.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.7%
Bassetlaw 15.4%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.2% 23 pupils
England 14.8% 3.6 pts below
EHC plans 2.4% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 3.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Speech, language & communication 4
Hearing impairment 1
Specific learning difficulty 1

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

59.0% 1.4 pts below England
School 59.0%
Bassetlaw 57.0%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

74.0%

0.2 pts above England

School 74.0%
Bassetlaw 71.8%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

85.0%

14.7 pts above England

School 85.0%
Bassetlaw 68.0%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

78.0%

6.0 pts above England

School 78.0%
Bassetlaw 70.3%
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

5.82%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.40 pts lower than England
School 5.82%
Bassetlaw 5.88%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.04%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.78 pts lower than England
School 14.04%
Bassetlaw 15.33%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.58%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.22 pts lower than England
School 0.58%
Bassetlaw 1.49%
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

103.0% 14.8 pts above England
Clarborough Primary School
103.0%
Bassetlaw
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