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Worksop Priory Church of England Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr P M Abbott

corporate_fareDIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

location_onWorksop, S80 2LJ

language Visit Website phone 1909478886

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

225

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Worksop Priory Church of England Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Worksop, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Worksop Priory Church of England Primary Academy is an academy converter in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 239 pupils on roll, of whom 33% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #112 of 226 primaries in Nottinghamshire and #6,876 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 62%

Reading80% LA 74%

Writing70% LA 71%

Maths77% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading79% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths72% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading47% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths60% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA -0.2

-4.5 to 0.0

1.8

Write

LA 0.2

-0.4 to 4.0

0.9

Maths

LA 0.0

-1.2 to 3.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading67% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths78% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA -0.2

-1.3 to 3.6

2.7

Write

LA 0.3

0.5 to 4.9

2.9

Maths

LA -0.1

0.8 to 5.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 63%

Reading87% LA 74%

Writing87% LA 78%

Maths93% LA 75%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA -0.3

-1.7 to 2.7

1.2

Write

LA 0.2

-0.9 to 3.3

2.1

Maths

LA -0.1

0.1 to 4.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 March 2025

Inspection Report

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01 October 2019

Inspection Report

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12 February 2019

Inspection Report

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06 September 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2025-03-18

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-10-01

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2019-02-12

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-06-26

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-10-08

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Outstanding

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 239 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	239	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	238	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	257	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	241	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	232	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	236	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	225	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	215	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	226	1	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	221	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	217	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	240	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	241	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	237	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	248	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	248	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	246	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	255	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	246	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	234	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	259	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	243	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	237	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	252	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	236	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	229	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 25 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils