Sawley Infant and Nursery School

Sawley Infant and Nursery School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspection areas. The school has a strong focus on providing a solid start to education for all pupils, fostering an inclusive environment that supports both academic and emotional needs. Parents express high satisfaction with the school's nurturing approach and the positive behaviors promoted among students. The leadership team is committed to continuous improvement, aided by oversight from the One Academy Trust, although there are areas that require further development.

Strengths

• Inclusive environment that nurtures all pupils' needs.
• Strong parental support and positive feedback about the school.
• Effective early reading program that helps most pupils learn to read well.
• Clear ambition for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Positive behavior management and a supportive school culture.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent implementation of the curriculum across all subjects.
• Staff subject expertise varies, affecting some areas of the curriculum.
• Pupils' understanding of diversity and different societal groups needs improvement.

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 Sawley Infant and Nursery School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.3% 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, 2.0% of pupils at Sawley Infant 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 Sawley Infant 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, 6.9% 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, 17.8% of pupils at Sawley Infant and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.4% 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 Sawley Infant and Nursery School received £10,768 and spent £11,418 for each of its 223 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £106,000 (-£473 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of One Academy Trust, income was £7,036 and spending £7,198 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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Sawley Infant and Nursery School is part of One Academy Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Sawley Junior School Nottingham
• Dovedale Primary School Nottingham
• Shardlow Primary School Derby
• Derwent Primary School Derby
• Southwark Primary School Nottingham
• Arnbrook Primary School Nottingham
• Abbey Primary School Mansfield

What is Sawley Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Sawley Infant and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Sawley Infant and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Sawley Infant and Nursery School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Sawley Infant and Nursery School have?

Sawley Infant and Nursery School has 225 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sawley Infant and Nursery School cover?

Sawley Infant and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Sawley Infant and Nursery School?

Sawley Infant and Nursery School is at Wilmot Street, Sawley, Long Eaton, Nottingham, Derbyshire, NG10 3DQ.