Morven Park Primary and Nursery School

Morven Park Primary and Nursery School continues to perform well and is regarded as a good school. It fosters a positive and inclusive environment where pupils feel happy and safe. The school's ethos, emphasizing respect and teamwork, is evident in the strong relationships formed between staff and students. The leadership has set high expectations for behavior and academic performance, which are generally met, fostering a sense of community among parents and children alike. Notable strengths include the ambitious and well-structured curriculum that prepares pupils effectively for their future education, alongside the emphasis on reading and foundational skills. Extra-curricular opportunities enhance the school's offerings. However, some areas for improvement have been identified, particularly in the consistency of teachers addressing writing errors and misconceptions in pupils' work, indicating areas that need refinement.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community and inclusivity.
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum.
• Effective leadership with high expectations.
• Strong relationships between pupils and staff.
• Well-supported pupils with special educational needs.
• Effective prioritization of reading with a new library.
• Engaging extra-curricular clubs and activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistency in correcting pupils' grammatical errors in writing.
• Some misconceptions in pupils' books are not identified and addressed.

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 Morven Park Primary and Nursery School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.2% 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, 0.7% of pupils at Morven Park Primary 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 Morven Park Primary and Nursery School had 22.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.0% 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, 15.9% of pupils at Morven Park Primary and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% 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 Morven Park Primary and Nursery School received £7,875 and spent £7,388 for each of its 412 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £586,000 (£1,421 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 Morven Park Primary and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Morven Park Primary and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Morven Park Primary and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Morven Park Primary and Nursery School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Morven Park Primary and Nursery School have?

Morven Park Primary and Nursery School has 435 pupils on roll.

What age range does Morven Park Primary and Nursery School cover?

Morven Park Primary and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Morven Park Primary and Nursery School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Morven Park Primary and Nursery School?

Morven Park Primary and Nursery School is at School Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG17 7BT.