Norbridge Academy

Norbridge Academy is a highly effective primary school where pupils achieve excellent progress through a broad, ambitious and well-planned curriculum. Inspectors found high expectations for achievement and behaviour, with pupils living up to the school's motto and describing it as a welcoming place. Reading is placed at the heart of the curriculum, phonics is taught highly effectively, and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported to access the same ambitious curriculum. The school provides a calm, caring and harmonious environment. Pupils behave impeccably, have excellent attitudes to learning and attend well. Early years provision is nurturing and secure, while personal development is ambitious, with strong opportunities in safety, health, British values, careers, clubs, trips and pupil leadership. Staff are proud to work at the school and are well supported by leaders, with trustees providing effective support and challenge. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. This was the school's first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic and its first section 5 inspection since 2014, having previously been exempt. The school joined Delta Academies Trust in October 2022 and the head of academy was appointed in January 2024. Inspectors identified no areas for improvement, and the school was judged outstanding in every key judgement. Under the current framework, no overall effectiveness grade was given.

Strengths

• High expectations drive excellent pupil progress across a broad, ambitious curriculum.
• Teaching staff have excellent subject knowledge and check pupils' understanding effectively.
• Reading is central to the curriculum, with highly effective phonics and strong support for pupils who fall behind.
• Pupils with SEND access the same ambitious curriculum and make excellent progress.
• Pupils' behaviour is impeccable and they show high respect for each other and staff.
• The school is a calm, harmonious and caring community where pupils feel safe.
• Early years provision is secure and nurturing, with children concentrating well and developing excellent social skills.
• Pupils have excellent attitudes to learning and high attendance.
• Personal development is ambitious, covering safety, health, British values and careers.
• A wide range of clubs, trips and leadership responsibilities develop pupils' talents and character.
• Staff are proud to work at the school and are well supported by leaders.
• School and trust leaders have a deep understanding of the school, and trustees provide effective support and challenge.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

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 Norbridge Academy attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.1% 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, 0.2% of pupils at Norbridge Academy 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 Norbridge Academy had 21.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.7% 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, 14.2% of pupils at Norbridge Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.9% 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 2024–25 Norbridge Academy received £6,248 and spent £6,062 for each of its 473 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £511,000 (£1,082 per pupil).

Across all 62 schools of Delta Academies Trust, income was £7,459 and spending £7,562 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Worksop · Nottinghamshire local authority: places and applications

Norbridge Academy is part of Delta Academies Trust, which runs 62 schools. The nearest others:

• Kingston Park Academy Worksop
• Serlby Park Academy Doncaster
• Rossington All Saints Academy Doncaster
• Grange Lane Infant Academy Doncaster
• Pheasant Bank Academy Doncaster
• Morley Place Academy Doncaster
• De Warenne Academy Doncaster
• Rowena Academy Doncaster
• Montagu Academy Mexborough
• The Laurel Academy Mexborough

What is Norbridge Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Norbridge Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in July 2025.

When was Norbridge Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Norbridge Academy was last inspected in July 2025.

How many pupils does Norbridge Academy have?

Norbridge Academy has 465 pupils on roll.

What age range does Norbridge Academy cover?

Norbridge Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Norbridge Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Norbridge Academy?

Norbridge Academy is at Stanley Street, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 7HX.