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Springbank Academy

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

personMr Adam Lumley

corporate_fareTHE WHITE HILLS PARK TRUST LTD

location_onNottingham, NG16 3HW

language Visit Website phone 1773762277

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

234

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Expected Standard

75%

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Demand Ratio

1.3x

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Springbank Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Nottingham, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.3×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 22% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Springbank Academy is an academy converter in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of THE WHITE HILLS PARK TRUST LTD. The school has approximately 217 pupils on roll, of whom 43% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #33 of 226 primaries in Nottinghamshire and #1,990 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. 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 1.3× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.8:1. 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: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 62%

Reading82% LA 74%

Writing75% LA 71%

Maths79% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading63% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading64% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths64% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -0.2

-3.8 to 0.9

-0.3

Write

LA 0.2

-2.5 to 1.9

-1.5

Maths

LA 0.0

-3.7 to 0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 November 2023

Inspection Report

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09 April 2021

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-21

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2014-06-24

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2013-03-05

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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 217 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)	217	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	217	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	233	2	0.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	234	1	0.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	225	1	0.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	234	2	0.9%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	234	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	225	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	243	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	238	1	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	232	1	0.4%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	246	1	0.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	229	2	0.9%	0.4%

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.

Specific Learning Difficulty 22 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 17 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils