Mornington Primary School

Mornington Primary School is performing well overall, having been inspected for the first time under current guidelines. The school is characterized by a vibrant community where both pupils and staff celebrate diversity and demonstrate pride in their school. Leaders have successfully implemented an ‘inquiry curriculum’ aimed at engaging pupils and enhancing their learning experience, which has been well received and shows promise in improving outcomes, particularly in reading. The atmosphere within the school is positive, with pupils expressing happiness and safety, and a strong emphasis placed on personal development through a variety of extracurricular activities.

Strengths

• Ambitious leadership focused on creating lifelong learners
• Engaging and well-structured 'inquiry curriculum'
• Positive pupil attitudes and behavior
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
• Effective safeguarding measures in place
• Enthusiastic promotion of reading and literacy
• Vibrant extracurricular activities enhancing personal development

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in mathematics curriculum delivery
• Lack of precise guidance for teachers in some subject areas

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 Mornington Primary School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.9% 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, 2.2% of pupils at Mornington 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 Mornington Primary School had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.9% 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, 9.1% of pupils at Mornington Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% 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 Mornington Primary School received £6,739 and spent £6,429 for each of its 267 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £409,000 (£1,532 per pupil).

Across all 23 schools of East Midlands Education Trust, income was £7,496 and spending £7,400 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

Mornington Primary School is part of East Midlands Education Trust, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

• Larkfields Infant School Nottingham
• Kimberley Primary School Nottingham
• The Kimberley School Nottingham
• Hollywell Primary School Nottingham
• Gilthill Primary School Nottingham
• Awsworth Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• The West Bridgford School Nottingham
• The Ripley Academy Ripley
• John Flamsteed Community School Ripley
• Street Lane Primary School Ripley

What is Mornington Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Mornington Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2022.

When was Mornington Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Mornington Primary School was last inspected in September 2022.

How many pupils does Mornington Primary School have?

Mornington Primary School has 264 pupils on roll.

What age range does Mornington Primary School cover?

Mornington Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Mornington Primary School?

Mornington Primary School is at Mornington Crescent, Nuthall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 1RF.