Sparken Hill Academy is a primary school located in Worksop. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 14/12/2010. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Sparken Hill, Worksop, S80 1AW
Website: www.sparkenhillacademy.com
Telephone: 01909534060
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Nottinghamshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard Lilley
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141541

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/12/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 552
Number of Boys: 279
Number of Girls: 273

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.8 to 1.6
Writing
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -2.9 to 0.3
Maths
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:55%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sparken Hill Academy
Sparken Hill , S80 1AW 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Netherton Road , S80 2SF 		2out of 4 288 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Worksop Priory Church of England Primary Academy
Holles Street , S80 2LJ 		3out of 4 797 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Harrington Street , S80 1NQ 		3out of 4 1,425 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Sir Edmund Hillary Primary and Nursery School
Kingsway , Kilton S81 0AN 		2out of 4 2,246 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Outwood Academy Portland
Netherton Road , S80 2SF 		4out of 4 48 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Outwood Academy Valley
Valley Road , S81 7EN 		4out of 4 2,946 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whitegates College
Dukeries Centre , Park Street S80 1HH 		- not rated 736 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Tailor Made Programmes Team
The Behaviour Support Service , Newgate Street S80 2LW 		- not rated 794 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Worksop College
Cuthberts Avenue , Worksop S80 3AP 		- not rated 1,315 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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