Academy converter · Nottinghamshire

Farnsfield St Michael's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
302Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
145640URN

Branston Avenue, Farnsfield, NG22 8JZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 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

95 applications for 47 places · 154th of 211 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%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 · 17 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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) close to England median (2.2)

95 applications · 47 places offered · 48 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2022 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2021 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2020 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2019 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2018 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Nottinghamshire median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as Farnsfield St Michael's Church of England Primary (Voluntary Aided) School (URN 134202), 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	95	2.0	48	1.02
Sep 2025	32	69	2.2	32	1.00
Sep 2024	28	59	2.1	28	1.00
Sep 2023	39	70	1.8	50	1.28
Sep 2022	40	75	1.9	40	1.00
Sep 2021	39	71	1.8	38	0.97
Sep 2020	40	68	1.7	38	0.95
Sep 2019 *	38	62	1.6	38	1.00
Sep 2018 *	33	59	1.8	32	0.97
Sep 2017 *	37	68	1.8	37	1.00
Sep 2016 *	40	64	1.6	41	1.02
Sep 2015 *	31	58	1.9	31	1.00
Sep 2014 *	39	52	1.3	35	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 83% · Maths 72% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%107th of 223 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Nottinghamshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Nottinghamshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Nottinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Nottinghamshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Nottinghamshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Nottinghamshire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	67%	8%	106	103
2023/24	60%	10%	104	103
2022/23	59%	0%	106	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

Farnsfield St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Kirklington Primary School
2.8 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2023

5.3applications per place
Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy
3.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2024

1.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Halam Church of England Primary School
3.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2024

5.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
The Python Hill Academy
5.4 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Blidworth Oaks Primary School
5.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Lowe's Wong Infant School
5.7 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

1.8applications per place
Lowe's Wong Anglican Methodist Junior School
5.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2019
Holy Trinity CofE Infant School
5.8 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

8.3applications 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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145640 · 891/2006
Trust: Minster Trust for Education
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 280 pupils · 302 on roll
Free school meals: 8.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2019
Replaced: Farnsfield St Michael's Church of England Primary (Voluntary Aided) School (URN 134202)
Address: Branston Avenue, Farnsfield, NG22 8JZ
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Newark and Sherwood

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