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Sparken Hill Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Sparken Hill, Worksop S80 1AW · sparkenhillacademy.com · 01909 534060
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 62%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Nottinghamshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 556
- 97% of 575 places
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 41.5%
- First language not English
- 19.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 57 families put the school first and 57 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 57 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 73 | 67 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 68 | 67 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 54 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 55 | 54 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Nottinghamshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●62% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 3 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Sparken Hill Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 2 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2010
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Jun 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (85 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 85
- 15% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (19%) with SEND