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Worksop Priory Church of England Primary Academy

URN
142757
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Worksop Priory Church of England Primary Academy
URN
142757
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

58 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

50

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

52

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#193 of 227 schools in Nottinghamshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Worksop Priory Church of England Primary Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
6 May 2025
Inspection date
18 March 2025
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 6 May 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 6 May 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

30

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

67

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

30

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.23×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Nottinghamshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
prioryce.notts.sch.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Nottinghamshire to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

80.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

70.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

77.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

63.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

S80 2LJ - Holles Street, Worksop, Nottinghamshire

Contact details

Address
Holles Street, Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Postcode
S80 2LJ
Phone
1909478886
Website
prioryce.notts.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Nottinghamshire
Local authority code
891

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 776 schools in Nottinghamshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

776

Open schools

371

Closed schools

405

Primary schools

545

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 6 May 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 6 May 2025

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 6 May 2025

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    6 May 202518 March 2025S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 6 May 2025
    • Inspection

      Published
      6 May 2025
      Inspected
      18 March 2025
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    44.8%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 30

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    109

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary545 (70.5%)
    • Secondary109 (14.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other119 (15.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Worksop Priory CofE Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    The Tailor Made Programmes Team90 mNot applicableOpen
    Bassetlaw Learning Centre90 mNot applicableClosed
    The Martlet School118 mNot applicableClosed
    The Bassetlaw PRU118 mNot applicableClosed
    Whitegates College273 mNot applicableOpen
    Abbey CofE Infant School418 mPrimaryClosed
    Abbey CofE Junior School426 mPrimaryClosed
    Hartland School583 mSecondaryClosed
    Portland School711 mSecondaryClosed
    • Worksop Priory CofE Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • The Tailor Made Programmes Team
      Distance
      90 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Bassetlaw Learning Centre
      Distance
      90 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • The Martlet School
      Distance
      118 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Nottinghamshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey CofE Infant SchoolPrimaryS80 2HXClosed
    Abbey CofE Infant SchoolPrimary-Closed
    Abbey CofE Junior SchoolPrimaryS80 2BWClosed
    Abbey Gates Primary SchoolPrimaryNG15 9BNOpen
    Abbey Hill Primary & NurseryPrimaryNG17 7NZOpen
    • Abbey CofE Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S80 2HX
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbey CofE Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      -
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbey CofE Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S80 2BW
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbey Gates Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NG15 9BN
      Status
      Open
    • Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery
    The Bassetlaw PRU
    Distance
    118 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Whitegates College
    Distance
    273 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Abbey CofE Infant School
    Distance
    418 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Abbey CofE Junior School
    Distance
    426 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Hartland School
    Distance
    583 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Portland School
    Distance
    711 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    NG17 7NZ
    Status
    Open