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Kingsway Primary School

Primary · Nottingham · NG17 7FH

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

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

Inspected 15 November 2022

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At a glance

252 pupils · 68% of 370 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
39.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
8.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.kingswayschool.org.uk
URN
149526

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 25 families named it first for 25 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold 3 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2024 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Good on 15 November 2022, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

25 places offered · 25 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
76%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
5%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
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 school76%
Median of its 12 closest peers55.5%
Nottinghamshire average63.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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 Austin's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Helens · 67 miles awayNeeds attention46%
Accrington Huncoat Primary SchoolAccrington · 65 miles awayNo current grade56%
St Osyth Church of England Primary SchoolClacton-on-Sea · 133 miles awayGood55%
Thornaby Church of England Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees · 100 miles awayGood49%
Middlestone Moor AcademyDurham · 111 miles awayExpected standard71%
Rochford Primary and Nursery SchoolRochford · 133 miles awayStrong standard77%
The Parkgate AcademyNewark · 13 miles awayGood (2019)70%
Stonehill SchoolLetchworth Garden City · 87 miles awayGood68%
The Downs Church of England Primary SchoolDeal · 172 miles awayGood48%
Brimington Junior SchoolChesterfield · 13 miles awayNo current grade82%
St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolFaversham · 153 miles awayGood45%
Livingstone Road Junior SchoolPoole · 166 miles awayNeeds attention52%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 81% (Nottinghamshire 75%, England 60%) · Black African 8% (Nottinghamshire 3%, England 5%) · Any other White background 4% (Nottinghamshire 6%, England 7%) · Any other Black background 2% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 1% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

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%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
20.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

5.93 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
18.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

76% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 11% moved to another state school · 13% left the state-funded sector

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)

58.8% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.2 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 £49,366; 18.8% 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£7,937
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 8% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £566,000; in-year balance +£31,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher21.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications23.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work24.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways22.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health40.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier69.1%62.3%
Social housing15%17.1%
Privately rented15.9%20.5%
Detached houses27.6%22.9%
Flats14.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms13.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van20.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01027950 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£178,000245 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£145,000–£235,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (79)£273,000
Semi-detached (87)£168,500
Terraced (72)£150,000
Flat (7)£110,000

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
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
10an 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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