Gateford Park Primary School

Gateford Park Primary School demonstrates a strong commitment to maintaining high standards of education, as noted in this inspection. The school fosters a welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and supported, leading to positive learning experiences. With a focus on personal development and a love for reading, pupils display good behavior and actively contribute to school life. The school has shown effective practices in teaching and learning, particularly in reading and mathematics, and displays a dedication to inclusivity, especially for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This inspection is particularly notable as it is the school's first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Strengths

• Pupils thrive in a supportive and caring school environment.
• Strong emphasis on developing a love for reading.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Positive contributions to school life by pupils through various roles.
• High expectations of behavior among pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in checking pupils' understanding of new vocabulary and content.
• Occasional unclear explanations of new learning by teachers.

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 Gateford Park Primary School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.5% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Gateford Park Primary 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 Gateford Park Primary School had 20.5 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

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, 7.0% of pupils at Gateford Park Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.3% 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 Gateford Park Primary School received £6,793 and spent £7,070 for each of its 226 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £54,000 (-£237 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 Gateford Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Gateford Park Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Gateford Park Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Gateford Park Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Gateford Park Primary School have?

Gateford Park Primary School has 230 pupils on roll.

What age range does Gateford Park Primary School cover?

Gateford Park Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Gateford Park Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Gateford Park Primary School?

Gateford Park Primary School is at Amherst Rise, Gateford Park, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 7RG.