Kirklington Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Newark · NG22 8NG · Nottinghamshire
Ages 3–11
- FSM23.0%
1.7 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 145640
Farnsfield St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Farnsfield · NG22 8JZ
Ages 4–11 · 302 pupils · Nottinghamshire
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
60%
Overall absence
4.0%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-10-17
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)60%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 105.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)4.6%
Unauthorised0.6%
- Authorised absence
- 3.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 240
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
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
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
28
Places offered
28
1st-preference offers
28
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 59
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 28
- 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 fill108%
302 pupils · 280 places
- Pupils on roll
- 302
- Boys / girls
- 148 / 154
- School capacity
- 280
- Capacity fill
- 302 / 280 (108%)
- Free school meals
- 8.3%
- FSM pupils
- 25
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Southwell
- Governance
- Academy trust: MINSTER TRUST FOR EDUCATION
- Academy trust
- MINSTER TRUST FOR EDUCATION
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Carpenter
Location
- Address
- Branston Avenue
- Postcode
- NG22 8JZ
- Town
- Farnsfield
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- District
- Newark and Sherwood
- Constituency
- Sherwood Forest
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: 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 academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire, 302 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 8.3%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Southwell.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Halam Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Newark · NG22 8AE · Nottinghamshire
Ages 4–11
- KS276%
- Absence5.3%
- FSM4.9%
- Demand1.00
2.3 miles away
Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Newark · NG22 8PS · Nottinghamshire
Ages 3–11
- KS264%
- Absence5.4%
- FSM40.0%
- Demand0.95
2.3 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Carpenter
- Telephone
- 01623882494