Academy converter · Nottinghamshire

Kingsway Primary School

4–11Ages
252Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149526URN

Kingsway, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, NG17 7FH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.7 above Nottinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottinghamshire

80 applications for 25 places · 50th of 211 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%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 · 15 November 2022Ofsted'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

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

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Nottinghamshire median (2.5) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

80 applications · 25 places offered · 25 named it first

2026 3.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 3.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 3.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2023 4.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2022 3.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2021 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2020 2.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 2.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2017 2.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 2.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 2.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as Kingsway Primary School (URN 122716), 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	25	80	3.2	25	1.00
Sep 2025	24	72	3.0	24	1.00
Sep 2024	21	78	3.7	21	1.00
Sep 2023 *	21	84	4.0	20	0.95
Sep 2022 *	25	95	3.8	22	0.88
Sep 2021 *	43	84	2.0	31	0.72
Sep 2020 *	42	109	2.6	39	0.93
Sep 2019 *	43	107	2.5	43	1.00
Sep 2018 *	58	125	2.2	55	0.95
Sep 2017 *	53	130	2.5	37	0.70
Sep 2016 *	42	101	2.4	40	0.95
Sep 2015 *	45	132	2.9	50	1.11
Sep 2014 *	44	102	2.3	38	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 76% · Maths 88% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%34th of 223 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Nottinghamshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Nottinghamshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Nottinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Nottinghamshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Nottinghamshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard38%

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	76%	5%	108	107
2023/24	63%	8%	105	103
2022/23	69%	7%	109	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

Kingsway Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

3.2applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Morven Park Primary and Nursery School
0.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery
1.0 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
The West Park Academy
1.3 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

1.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Annesley Primary and Nursery School
1.5 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Kirkby Woodhouse School
1.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

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

2026

3.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Greenwood Primary and Nursery School
2.1 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy
2.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
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Urgent improvement
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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: 149526 · 891/2912
Trust: Minster Trust for Education
Capacity: 370 pupils · 252 on roll
Free school meals: 39.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2024
Replaced: Kingsway Primary School (URN 122716)
Address: Kingsway, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, NG17 7FH
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Ashfield

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