Academy converter · Nottinghamshire

Kirkby Woodhouse School

3–11Ages
386Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143301URN

Main Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, NG17 9EU · 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

2.0per place

0.5 below Nottinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottinghamshire

93 applications for 47 places · 158th of 211 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%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 · 6 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

6 June 2023
Graded inspection: Good
30 January 2020
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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Nottinghamshire median (2.5) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

93 applications · 47 places offered · 46 named it first

2026 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2023 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2022 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2021 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2020 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2019 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2018 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2017 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2016 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Nottinghamshire median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as Kirkby Woodhouse Primary School and Nursery (URN 122403), the previous school.

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	47	93	2.0	46	0.98
Sep 2025	38	73	1.9	38	1.00
Sep 2024	47	90	1.9	47	1.00
Sep 2023	41	79	1.9	37	0.90
Sep 2022	45	84	1.9	43	0.96
Sep 2021	57	85	1.5	52	0.91
Sep 2020	52	82	1.6	44	0.85
Sep 2019	55	93	1.7	55	1.00
Sep 2018	58	106	1.8	54	0.93
Sep 2017	60	122	2.0	65	1.08
Sep 2016 *	60	95	1.6	66	1.10
Sep 2015 *	60	100	1.7	58	0.97
Sep 2014 *	58	91	1.6	57	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 83% · Maths 80% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%90th of 223 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Nottinghamshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Nottinghamshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Nottinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Nottinghamshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Nottinghamshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard41%

Nottinghamshire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	69%	6%	104	106
2023/24	72%	5%	105	107
2022/23	53%	7%	102	106

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

Kirkby Woodhouse SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Annesley Primary and Nursery School
1.2 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Kingsway Primary School
1.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2022

3.2applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Orchard Primary School and Nursery
2.0 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

3.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
The West Park Academy
2.1 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

1.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Morven Park Primary and Nursery School
2.3 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Holly Hill Primary and Nursery School
2.5 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery
2.6 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Newstead Primary and Nursery School
2.7 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

3.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143301 · 891/2009
Trust: Aspire and Shine Education Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 386 on roll
Free school meals: 21.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2017
Replaced: Kirkby Woodhouse Primary School and Nursery (URN 122403)
Address: Main Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, NG17 9EU
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Ashfield

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