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Prospect Hill Junior School

Primary · Worksop · S81 0LR

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 28 June 2023

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At a glance

226 pupils · 94% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
23.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
15.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.prospecthill-jun.notts.sch.uk
URN
122730

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 28 June 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

53 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
66%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
6%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
109
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school66%
Median of its 12 closest peers68%
Nottinghamshire average63.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPlymouth · 242 miles awayNeeds attention53%
St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyManchester · 50 miles awayExpected standard58%
Corby Old Village Primary SchoolCorby · 60 miles awayGood63%
St Marys Catholic AcademyStoke-on-Trent · 47 miles awayStrong standard77%
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, OswaldtwistleAccrington · 60 miles awayGood74%
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, HeatonNewcastle-upon-Tyne · 116 miles awayOutstanding70%
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolManchester · 44 miles awayGood66%
Forest Glade Primary SchoolSutton-in-Ashfield · 14 miles awayNo current grade93%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, ChorleyChorley · 66 miles awayGood74%
Christ Church (Church of England) Junior SchoolWolverhampton · 67 miles awayGood56%
Millfields Primary AcademyNantwich · 61 miles awayGood71%
Carr Junior SchoolYork · 44 miles awayGood64%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 78% (Nottinghamshire 75%, England 60%) · Any other White background 10% (Nottinghamshire 6%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 3%) · Black African 2% (Nottinghamshire 3%, England 5%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 2%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.08 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Nottinghamshire: 1.57 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

90% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

60% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £50,305; 18.2% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,380
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 5% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £159,340; in-year balance +£14,314

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher16.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications28.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work15%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways28.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health33.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier45.9%62.3%
Social housing36%17.1%
Privately rented17.3%20.5%
Detached houses9.8%22.9%
Flats25.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms5.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van33.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01028053 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£192,000349 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£157,000–£250,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (114)£267,500
Semi-detached (178)£180,000
Terraced (46)£133,500
Flat (11)£95,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
9an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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