OFSTED
8 May 2024
Latest graded inspection
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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
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
350
334 full-time ·
16 part-time
Female pupils
192
54.9% of pupils
Male pupils
158
45.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.6 pts
above England
School
33.4%
Newark and Sherwood
24.3%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.2 pts
below England
School
11.1%
Newark and Sherwood
8.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Newark and Sherwood
0.7%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
78.0%
273
Any other White background
7.7%
27
African
5.7%
20
Any other Asian background
1.1%
4
Any other Mixed background
1.1%
4
White and Asian
1.1%
4
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
18.3%
64 of
350 pupils
2.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.9 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
45.0%
15.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
65.0%
Reading
8.8 pts below England
School
65.0%
Newark and Sherwood
74.7%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
55.0%
Writing
15.3 pts below England
School
55.0%
Newark and Sherwood
72.4%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Maths
4.0 pts above England
School
76.0%
Newark and Sherwood
75.1%
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
4.33%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.89 pts
lower than
England
School
4.33%
Newark and Sherwood
5.74%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.48%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.34 pts
lower than
England
School
11.48%
Newark and Sherwood
14.78%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.66%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.15 pts
lower than
England
School
0.66%
Newark and Sherwood
1.37%
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
83.3%
4.9 pts
below England
John Hunt Academy
83.3%
Newark and Sherwood
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.