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Croft Primary School

Community school · Sutton-in-Ashfield · NG17 5FJ

Ages 5–11 · 364 pupils · Nottinghamshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

58%

Overall absence

5.5%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-28

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)58%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.6%
Unauthorised2.2%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
362

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

45

Places offered

48

1st-preference offers

45

Total preferences (any rank)
147
Preferred offers (top 3)
48
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill87%

364 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
364
Boys / girls
189 / 175
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
364 / 420 (87%)
Free school meals
25%
FSM pupils
91
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Sally- Ann Seward

Location

Address
Station Road
Postcode
NG17 5FJ
Town
Sutton-in-Ashfield
County
Nottinghamshire
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
District
Ashfield
Constituency
Ashfield
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, 364 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 25%.

Open schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield
16
Primary schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield
13
Academies among open schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield
63% (10)
Open schools in NG17
28
Primary in NG17
22
Open schools in Nottinghamshire LA
371
Primary in Nottinghamshire LA
286

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • KS258%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM46.5%
    • Demand0.98

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    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM26.8%
    • Demand0.97

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    • Absence8.1%
    • FSM52.0%
    • Demand1.00

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    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM43.8%
    • Demand1.00

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    • FSM50.0%
    • Demand0.95

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  • Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM15.0%
    • Demand0.98

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  • St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM16.6%
    • Demand0.93

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  • Greenwood Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM28.7%
    • Demand0.98

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Sally- Ann Seward
Telephone
01623455255
Website
http://www.croft.notts.sch.uk

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