Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School is a community school in Worksop for pupils aged 3 to 7. It has 184 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.
Ofsted inspection: September 2024.
| Type | Primary / Community school |
| Age Range | 3-7 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Maple Drive Worksop Nottinghamshire S81 0LR |
| Reference Number | 122729 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 184 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 51.63%
Girls: 48.37% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 18.4% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 22.3% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 24.5 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.6 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | 27 | 55 |
| 2 | 23 | 25 | 48 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 77.2% |
| White, Other | 9.2% |
| Indian | 3.3% |
| African | 2.7% |
| Chinese | 2.2% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.1% |
| Asian, Other | 1.1% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.5% |
| White & Asian | 0.5% |
| Pakistani | 0.5% |
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School is providing a good quality of education, demonstrating a caring approach at the center of its community. Parents appreciate the effective communication and engagement opportunities offered by the school, which enhances the collaborative relationship between families and staff. Students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are achieving well and enjoying their learning experiences, which include a well-structured early years curriculum that fosters curiosity and prepares children for future learning.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| > Quality of education | Good |
| > Behaviour & Attitude | Good |
| > Personal Development | Good |
| > Leadership & Management | Good |
| > Early Years Provision | Good |
| Last Report Date | 25 Jun 2024 |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2024 | School inspection: |
| 22 May 2019 | Short inspection |
| 29 Sep 2015 | Full inspection: |
| 11 Nov 2013 | Monitoring visit |
| 18 Sep 2013 | Full inspection: |
| 24 Jun 2010 | Full inspection: |
| 15 Jan 2007 | Full inspection: |
| 15 Oct 2001 | Full inspection |
Strengths
- The school fosters positive relationships with families.
- Pupils enjoy learning and demonstrate good achievement.
- The early years curriculum is effectively planned and engaging.
- Reading is prioritized and taught well across the school.
- Pupils are encouraged to take on leadership roles and contribute to school life.
- The staff form a strong team and value professional development.
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils have irregular attendance, affecting their learning.
- The approach to evaluating school improvement priorities needs refinement.
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 20 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 23 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School had 156 pupils for 170 places. 14 places (8.2%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Worksop Primary” planning area
Nottinghamshire counted 422 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 383 in 2029–30, down 9%.
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 |
| Pupils | 160 | 146 | 159 | 156 | 151 | 146 | 140 | 160 | 165 | 166 | 156 | 172 | 169 | 159 | 156 |
| Unfilled | 5.9% | 14.1% | 6.5% | 8.2% | 11.2% | 14.1% | 17.6% | 5.9% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 8.2% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 6.5% | 8.2% |
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 Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 2.3% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 3.9% | 2.7% | 6.8% | 5.1% | 4.2% | 4.7% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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, 0.5% of pupils at Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School had 19.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 10.8 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 11.0 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 11.2 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.5% | 0.0% | 14.1% | 0.0% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 22.5% | 0.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 37.5% | 50.0% | 55.6% | 77.8% | 88.9% | 44.4% | 50.0% | 66.7% | 72.7% | – | 44.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 81.8% | 77.8% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 10.5 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 14.2 | 11.2 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 10.3 | 5.0 | – | 1.7 | 12.2 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 3.4 | – |
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, 8.2% of pupils at Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 9 | 1 |
| Physical disability | 2 | 0 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 2 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 1 | 0 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 1 | 0 |
| Vision impairment | 0 | 1 |
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 Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School received £7,961 and spent £7,768 for each of its 166 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £61,000 (£369 per pupil).
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £58,000 | £95,000 | £122,000 | £67,000 | £56,000 | £75,000 | £29,000 | £61,000 |
| per pupil | £294 | £505 | £656 | £348 | £290 | £401 | £164 | £369 |
| In-year balance | £8,000 | £37,000 | £26,000 | -£55,000 | -£11,000 | £20,000 | -£46,000 | £32,000 |
| per pupil | £42 | £198 | £142 | -£286 | -£59 | £105 | -£260 | £192 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).
| Name | Distance |
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Prospect Hill Junior School
Maple Drive, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 0LR |
0.06 miles |
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St John's CofE Academy
Raymoth Lane, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 7LU |
0.53 miles |
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Norbridge Academy
Stanley Street, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 7HX |
0.71 miles |
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Sir Edmund Hillary Academy
Kingsway, Kilton, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 0AN |
0.76 miles |
|
Gateford Park Primary School
Amherst Rise, Gateford Park, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 7RG |
0.78 miles |
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The St Augustine's Academy
Longfellow Drive, Kilton, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 0DW |
0.93 miles |
|
Redlands Primary and Nursery School
Crown Street, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 1TH |
1.03 miles |
|
Whipman Woods Flying High Academy
Gatekeeper Way, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 7FT |
1.2 miles |
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St Anne's CofE Primary School
Harrington Street, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 1NQ |
1.55 miles |
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Worksop Priory Church of England Primary Academy
Holles Street, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 2LJ |
1.56 miles |
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The Tailor Made Programmes Team
The Behaviour Support Service, Worksop, S80 2LW |
1.57 miles |
|
Haggonfields Primary and Nursery School
Marjorie Street, Rhodesia, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 3HP |
1.78 miles |
|
Sparken Hill Academy
Sparken Hill, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 1AW |
2.02 miles |
|
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Netherton Road, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 2SF |
2.03 miles |
|
St Luke's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Brancliffe Lane, Shireoaks, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 8PW |
2.08 miles |
|
Ramsden Primary School
High Road, Carlton-in-Lindrick, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 9DY |
2.15 miles |
|
Kingston Park Academy
Long Lane, Carlton-in-Lindrick, Worksop, S81 9AW |
2.39 miles |
|
Woodsetts Primary School
Wellfield Crescent, Woodsetts, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 8SB |
2.84 miles |
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Ranby CofE Primary School
Blyth Road, Ranby, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 8HZ |
3.76 miles |
|
Langold Dyscarr Community School
School Road, Langold, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 9PX |
4.02 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Outwood Academy Valley
Valley Road, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 7EN |
0.67 miles |
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Whitegates College
Dukeries Centre, Park Street, Worksop, S80 1HH |
1.63 miles |
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Outwood Academy Portland
Netherton Road, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 2SF |
2.01 miles |
|
Worksop College
Cuthberts Avenue, Worksop, S80 3AP |
2.39 miles |
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What is Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.
When was Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School was last inspected in September 2024.
How many pupils does Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School have?
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School has 184 pupils on roll.
What age range does Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School cover?
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 7.
Where is Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School?
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School is at Maple Drive, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 0LR.