Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery

Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all areas inspected. The school fosters a supportive and safe environment where pupils are motivated to learn and enjoy their time at school. There is a strong emphasis on a broad and balanced curriculum, particularly in early reading and phonics, which has led to positive outcomes for students. While most parents express satisfaction with the school, some concerns regarding communication between the school and home have been noted.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy and safe at school.
• Strong emphasis on values such as respect, aiming high, and working together.
• Effective teaching of early reading and phonics.
• Well-planned curriculum that engages students.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils.
• Good support for pupils with challenging behaviour.

Areas for Improvement

• Limited opportunities for pupils to develop diverse skills and interests.
• Communication with parents needs improvement.
• Attendance levels are not as high as they should be, especially for disadvantaged pupils.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery attended 92.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.9% of pupils at Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery had 23.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 33.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 22.6% of pupils at Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery received £8,978 and spent £8,411 for each of its 221 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £130,000 (£588 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery have?

Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery has 252 pupils on roll.

What age range does Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery cover?

Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery?

Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery is at Gypsy Lane, Creswell, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 4HY.