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Selston Church of England Infant and Nursery School

Primary · Nottingham · NG16 6DH

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 14 January 2025

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At a glance

113 pupils · 151% of 75 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–7
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
14.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
6.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.selston.snmat.org.uk
URN
149417

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 19 families named it first for 22 Reception places, 0.86 first choices per place. We hold 3 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2024 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 14 January 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.86 first-choice applications per place

22 places offered · 19 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Special educational needs

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
3 of 75 places taken places may be available

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 89% (Nottinghamshire 75%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 2% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 2%) · White Irish 2% (Nottinghamshire 0%, England 0%) · Black African 1% (Nottinghamshire 3%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 1% (Nottinghamshire 6%, England 7%)

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)
6.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
11.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.90 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
45.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.3 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 £52,436; 50% 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 (2024-25)

This school£7,967
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 82% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 5% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £237,000; in-year balance +£82,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher24.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work30.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health43.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier86.4%62.3%
Social housing2.7%17.1%
Privately rented10.9%20.5%
Detached houses56.1%22.9%
Flats1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms24.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van10.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01027961 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£205,000171 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£172,000–£290,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (80)£290,500
Semi-detached (62)£186,500
Terraced (28)£145,500

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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
6an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
0an 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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