Voluntary aided school · Nottinghamshire

St Luke's CofE (Aided) Primary School

4–11Ages
194Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
122793URN

Brancliffe Lane, Shireoaks, Worksop, S81 8PW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.8 below Nottinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottinghamshire

56 applications for 33 places · 186th of 211 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Nottinghamshire median (2.5) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

56 applications · 33 places offered · 33 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 1.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2023 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2022 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2021 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2020 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2019 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2018 1.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2017 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2016 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2015 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2014 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Nottinghamshire median in 0 of 13 years.

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	33	56	1.7	33	1.00
Sep 2025	30	39	1.3	29	0.97
Sep 2024	18	32	1.8	17	0.94
Sep 2023	30	47	1.6	29	0.97
Sep 2022	20	41	2.1	30	1.50
Sep 2021	22	36	1.6	21	0.95
Sep 2020	20	41	2.1	29	1.45
Sep 2019	10	18	1.8	10	1.00
Sep 2018	16	22	1.4	15	0.94
Sep 2017	11	23	2.1	11	1.00
Sep 2016	19	31	1.6	18	0.95
Sep 2015	20	36	1.8	24	1.20
Sep 2014	20	33	1.7	18	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 81% · Maths 81% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%67th of 223 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Nottinghamshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Nottinghamshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Nottinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Nottinghamshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Nottinghamshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Nottinghamshire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	71%	10%	106	107
2023/24	46%	4%	102	104
2022/23	52%	4%	104	102

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

St Luke's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Haggonfields Primary and Nursery School
1.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place
Woodsetts Primary School
2.1 km · Rotherham

2025

1.4applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Whipman Woods Flying High Academy
2.2 km · Nottinghamshire

Not yet inspected

3.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Gateford Park Primary School
2.2 km · Nottinghamshire

Standards maintained2025

4.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Academy
2.6 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Norbridge Academy
2.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.2applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Redlands Primary and Nursery School
3.0 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School
3.3 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2024

2.6applications per place

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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 122793 · 891/3494
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 194 on roll
Free school meals: 17.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Brancliffe Lane, Shireoaks, Worksop, S81 8PW
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Bassetlaw

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