OFSTED
6 December 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Trust
ASPIRE MULTI - ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
189
189 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
91
48.1% of pupils
Male pupils
98
51.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.7 pts
below England
School
11.1%
Rushcliffe
14.3%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.7 pts
below England
School
11.6%
Rushcliffe
15.7%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Rushcliffe
0.5%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
77.2%
146
Chinese
11.1%
21
White and Asian
3.2%
6
Any other Mixed background
1.6%
3
African
1.1%
2
Any other Black background
1.1%
2
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
4.2%
8 of
189 pupils
16.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
13.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.4 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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
83.0%
22.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Reading
19.2 pts above England
School
93.0%
Rushcliffe
84.2%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
90.0%
Writing
19.7 pts above England
School
90.0%
Rushcliffe
80.1%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
90.0%
Maths
18.0 pts above England
School
90.0%
Rushcliffe
82.9%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
2.70%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.51 pts
lower than
England
School
2.70%
Rushcliffe
4.48%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
3.37%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.44 pts
lower than
England
School
3.37%
Rushcliffe
9.04%
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%
Rushcliffe
1.04%
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
90.0%
1.8 pts
above England
Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy
90.0%
Rushcliffe
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.