SCHOOL PROFILE

Cuckney CofE Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 122757
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 140 Published school capacity
Capacity used 86.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

4 June 2024
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 Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
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 121 121 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 60 49.6% of pupils
Male pupils 61 50.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

16.5%
8.3 pts below England
School 16.5%
Bassetlaw 24.5%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.7%
18.6 pts below England
School 1.7%
Bassetlaw 9.5%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Bassetlaw 1.1%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
95.9%
116
African
1.7%
2
Any other Black background
1.7%
2
Any other Mixed background
0.8%
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 12.4% 15 of 121 pupils
8.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.4%
Bassetlaw 15.4%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.7% 13 pupils
England 14.8% 4.0 pts below
EHC plans 1.7% 2 pupils
England 6.0% 4.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Speech, language & communication 4
Specific learning difficulty 3
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Other difficulty or disability 1
No specialist assessment yet 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

63.0% 2.6 pts above England
School 63.0%
Bassetlaw 57.0%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

84.0%

10.2 pts above England

School 84.0%
Bassetlaw 71.8%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

68.0%

2.3 pts below England

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

Maths

79.0%

7.0 pts above England

School 79.0%
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

5.75%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.46 pts lower than England
School 5.75%
Bassetlaw 5.88%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.07%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.26 pts higher than England
School 17.07%
Bassetlaw 15.33%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

86.4% 1.8 pts below England
Cuckney CofE Primary School
86.4%
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