Kimberley Primary School

Kimberley Primary School has demonstrated good overall effectiveness during its first inspection under section 5 of the Education Act 2005. The school has established high expectations for its pupils, fostering a positive environment where students feel safe and valued. Relationships among pupils and staff are strong, contributing to an engaging educational experience. The curriculum is well-planned with a particularly effective phonics program, enabling pupils to develop a love for reading and helping them gain a wide range of knowledge across subjects. Despite these strengths, the school faces challenges, particularly with attendance, as a significant number of students, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds, continue to be persistently absent. Additionally, some subjects are still in the developmental stages, and there are concerns regarding the alignment of assessment criteria with the curriculum content. Leadership is commendable, with effective governance ensuring that the school maintains its focus on continuous improvement and accountability.

Strengths

• High expectations of pupils leading to positive behaviors
• Well-planned and sequenced phonics curriculum
• Strong relationships among pupils and staff
• Broad range of rewards motivating pupils to behave well
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs
• Rich personal, social and health education curriculum
• Strong leadership and governance that focuses on improvement

Areas for Improvement

• Certain curriculum subjects are not fully sequenced
• High levels of persistent absenteeism, particularly among disadvantaged pupils
• Inconsistencies in summative assessments related to curriculum content

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 Kimberley Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.0% 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, 3.8% of pupils at Kimberley 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 Kimberley Primary School had 23.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 31.4% 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, 17.1% of pupils at Kimberley Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.6% 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 Kimberley Primary School received £6,989 and spent £6,985 for each of its 207 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £120,000 (£579 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

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

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

What is Kimberley Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Kimberley Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Kimberley Primary School was last inspected in October 2022.

How many pupils does Kimberley Primary School have?

Kimberley Primary School has 193 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kimberley Primary School cover?

Kimberley Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kimberley Primary School?

Kimberley Primary School is at Swingate, Kimberley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 2PG.