Ofsted
Requires improvement
Inspected 2021
Expected Standard
60%
Demand Ratio
0.9x
Sir Edmund Hillary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Worksop, serving ages 2-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 60% of primary schools nationally.
Sir Edmund Hillary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 406 pupils on roll, of whom 23% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #151 of 226 primaries in Nottinghamshire and #8,466 of 14,143 nationally.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.
In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.6:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
60%
Read SS
104
Maths SS
103
GPS SS
103
Progress (0 = national avg)
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Read
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Write
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Maths
R/W/M Expected Standard
-%
Read SS
-
Maths SS
-
GPS SS
-
Progress (0 = national avg)
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Read
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Write
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Maths
Inspection Report
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