OFSTED
13 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Needs attention
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
13 September 2022
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
30 October 2022
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
92
82 full-time ·
10 part-time
Female pupils
39
42.4% of pupils
Male pupils
53
57.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
19.8 pts
above England
School
44.6%
Bassetlaw
24.5%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.2 pts
below England
School
14.1%
Bassetlaw
9.5%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
78.3%
72
Any other Mixed background
5.4%
5
Any other White background
5.4%
5
White and Black African
5.4%
5
Chinese
3.3%
3
African
1.1%
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
17.4%
16 of
92 pupils
3.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.9 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
17.0%
43.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
50.0%
Reading
23.8 pts below England
School
50.0%
Bassetlaw
71.8%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
25.0%
Writing
45.3 pts below England
School
25.0%
Bassetlaw
68.0%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
25.0%
Maths
47.0 pts below England
School
25.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.58%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.36 pts
higher than
England
School
7.58%
Bassetlaw
5.88%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.39%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.57 pts
higher than
England
School
24.39%
Bassetlaw
15.33%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.44%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.64 pts
higher than
England
School
2.44%
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
43.8%
44.4 pts
below England
St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy
43.8%
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.