Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School

Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School is performing at an expected standard, with notable strengths evident in its early years provision and inclusive practices. The school provides a nurturing environment where pupils feel secure and valued, which supports their emotional well-being and readiness to learn. Strong relationships between staff and pupils help foster a sense of belonging, and the curriculum is thoughtfully designed to engage students, particularly in early language development. However, there are areas of concern regarding attendance rates and the need for improvement in students' writing fluency and accuracy, particularly for those with additional needs. Leaders are addressing these issues, but progress is still necessary.

Strengths

• High-quality early years provision that supports children's development.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils fostering a sense of security.
• Commitment to inclusion and support for disadvantaged pupils.
• Effective use of pupil premium funding to remove barriers to learning.
• Engaging extracurricular activities that promote community involvement.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils' attendance is below national levels.
• Persistent absence rates are too high.
• Inconsistent teaching practices affecting writing skills.
• Some pupils are not developing reading fluency adequately.

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 Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School attended 91.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.8% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School 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 Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School had 16.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.7% 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, 19.8% of pupils at Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.0% 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 Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School received £9,060 and spent £9,360 for each of its 169 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £294,000 (£1,742 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 Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School is Needs attention, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School have?

Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School has 177 pupils on roll.

What age range does Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School cover?

Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School?

Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School is at Barker Avenue, Skegby, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 3FQ.