Keyworth Primary and Nursery School

Keyworth Primary and Nursery School is a happy, well-led school where pupils feel valued and achieve well over time. The inspection found good provision across all key judgements: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years. Leaders, governors and the trust have an accurate view of the school, staff share a clear ambition, and the school has secured significant improvements since its last inspection. Pupils behave well, take pride in responsibilities, and benefit from a wide range of extra-curricular activities. The school's strengths include a well-organised curriculum, strong phonics and reading provision, effective support for pupils with SEND, and a strong early years start. Personal development is a particular strength, supported by a well-structured PSHE programme and regular anti-racism lessons. Safeguarding arrangements are effective overall, and pupils are kept safe. There are two main areas for improvement. In a small number of subjects, the curriculum does not make clear the most important content pupils should know and remember, which leads to some minor inconsistencies in recall. In addition, in a small number of safeguarding cases, records do not fully document the actions and decisions taken, reducing the school's ability to check impact over time. This was the school's first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic, and it remains part of Equals Trust.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, feel valued and benefit from consistently positive relationships with adults
• Pupils behave well and understand the school's 'Keyworth Code' expectations
• Pupils achieve well over time and are prepared for the next stage of education
• Leadership is strong at all levels, with an accurate view of strengths and areas for improvement
• Staff are cohesive and share the school's ambition and commitment to pupils
• The curriculum is well organised and builds learning over time in most subjects
• Phonics teaching is highly consistent and expert, helping pupils become fluent readers
• The school promotes a strong culture of reading through lessons, rewards and library visits
• Pupils with SEND are well supported and receive tailored help in lessons
• Early years provision gives children a strong start, especially in independence, communication and language
• Personal development is a strength, including a well-designed PSHE programme and anti-racism lessons
• Pupils take on important roles and appreciate the wide range of extra-curricular activities
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective and there is a positive safeguarding culture

Areas for Improvement

• In a small number of subjects, the curriculum does not identify the most important content pupils should know and remember
• In these subjects, there are minor inconsistencies in how well pupils learn and remember content
• In a small number of safeguarding cases, records do not fully document actions and decisions taken to keep pupils safe
• Safeguarding record-keeping gaps reduce the school's ability to check the impact of its actions over time

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 Keyworth Primary and Nursery School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.1% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Keyworth 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 Keyworth Primary and Nursery School had 15.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.9% 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, 13.5% of pupils at Keyworth Primary and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.5% 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 Keyworth Primary and Nursery School received £7,805 and spent £7,877 for each of its 170 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £57,000 (£334 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Equals Trust, income was £5,585 and spending £5,744 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 Nottingham · Nottinghamshire local authority: places and applications

Keyworth Primary and Nursery School is part of Equals Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• Crossdale Primary School Nottingham
• Tollerton Primary School Nottingham
• Heymann Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Kinoulton Primary School Nottingham
• Abbey Road Primary School Nottingham
• Brookside Primary School Loughborough
• Cropwell Bishop Primary School Nottingham
• Netherfield Primary School Nottingham
• Round Hill Primary School Nottingham
• Willow Farm Primary School Nottingham

What is Keyworth Primary and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Keyworth Primary and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in April 2025.

When was Keyworth Primary and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Keyworth Primary and Nursery School was last inspected in April 2025.

How many pupils does Keyworth Primary and Nursery School have?

Keyworth Primary and Nursery School has 170 pupils on roll.

What age range does Keyworth Primary and Nursery School cover?

Keyworth Primary and Nursery School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Keyworth Primary and Nursery School?

Keyworth Primary and Nursery School is at Nottingham Road, Keyworth, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG12 5FB.