Community school · Nottinghamshire

Croft Primary School

5–11Ages
364Pupils
PrimaryPhase
122463URN

Station Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 5FJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.2per place

2.6 above Nottinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottinghamshire

103 applications for 20 places · 4th of 211 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 28 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Inspection history

28 January 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
11 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

5.2applications per place, Reception

2.6 above Nottinghamshire median (2.5) 3.0 above England median (2.2)

103 applications · 20 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 5.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 4.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 3.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2023 4.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2022 2.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2021 2.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2020 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2019 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2018 2.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2017 2.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2016 2.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2015 2.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2014 2.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	20	103	5.2	20	1.00
Sep 2025	33	132	4.0	31	0.94
Sep 2024	48	147	3.1	45	0.94
Sep 2023	31	128	4.1	28	0.90
Sep 2022	48	137	2.9	42	0.88
Sep 2021	54	138	2.6	39	0.72
Sep 2020	60	133	2.2	45	0.75
Sep 2019	60	130	2.2	41	0.68
Sep 2018	60	140	2.3	59	0.98
Sep 2017	56	132	2.4	51	0.91
Sep 2016	60	135	2.3	38	0.63
Sep 2015	60	144	2.4	47	0.78
Sep 2014	60	138	2.3	53	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 64% · Maths 68% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%152nd of 223 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Nottinghamshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Nottinghamshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Nottinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Nottinghamshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Nottinghamshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Nottinghamshire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Nottinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	59%	0%	103	104
2023/24	58%	0%	104	103
2022/23	36%	2%	102	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Croft Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Priestsic Primary and Nursery School
0.5 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2022

2.9applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Forest Glade Primary School
0.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Improved significantly2025

3.7applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Hillocks Primary Academy
1.0 km · Nottinghamshire

Requires improvement2023

2.6applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy
1.1 km · Nottinghamshire

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School
1.2 km · Nottinghamshire

Requires significant improvement 2025

1.8applications per place 20%met the SATs standard
Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School
1.4 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2022

3.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School
1.7 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

3.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Greenwood Primary and Nursery School
1.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 122463 · 891/2126
Capacity: 420 pupils · 364 on roll
Free school meals: 25.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Station Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 5FJ
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Ashfield

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources