Priestsic Primary and Nursery SchoolDalestorth Primary and Nursery School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sutton-in-Ashfield.

Summary of the comparison

Priestsic Primary and Nursery School and Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School are primary schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield.

  • Priestsic Primary and Nursery School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Priestsic Primary and Nursery School was judged Good and Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 42.0% for Priestsic Primary and Nursery School and 43.0% for Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Priestsic Primary and Nursery School (44.0% in 2022-23, 42.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School (56.0% in 2022-23, 43.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Priestsic Primary and Nursery School versus Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Sutton-in-AshfieldPriestsic Primary and Nursery SchoolSutton-in-AshfieldDalestorth Primary and Nursery SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100C63/100Stronger figure
Local ranking169th of 266 in Nottinghamshire 77th of 266 in Nottinghamshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll426 347
Capacity420 367
LocationSutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 4BB Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 4JA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard42.0% 43.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 5.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 101.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census426 347
Free school meals (ever 6)43.5% 17.4%
English as an additional language17.6% 25.6%
SEN support14.1% 13.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 0.9%
Attendance
Overall absence6.1% 4.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence16.1% 6.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Priestsic Primary and Nursery School

Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School

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