School Chooser

St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedChurch of England208 pupilsNottinghamNottinghamshire
School Chooser Score
76
Above
similar schools
Likely range 55 to 89, so it could be “well above”
Out of 100. Better than 77% of the 50 schools most like it. Much the same over the last five years.
OfstedNo overall gradeLast Ofsted inspection, March 2025
Reached the expected level at 1171%England 63%
Attendance96.1%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families14%Far fewer than most schools
Places2 spare208 pupils, 210 places
Pupils per teacher23.1School workforce census

St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School is a Church of England school (voluntary controlled) in Nottingham for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 208 pupils and room for 210. About 14 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 76 out of 100. That puts it above schools like it, ahead of 77% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.

Main Street, Calverton, Nottingham, NG14 6FG0115 965 2775stwilfridsprimary.comMiss Lauren Cousin headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 11 March 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Outstanding
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

28 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1171%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level11%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score108.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score107.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 73%73%20172018: 69%69%20182019: 76%76%20192023: 68%68%20232024: 60%60%20242025: 71%71%2025
Since 2017: -2%Steady overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017NottinghamshireEngland
Pupils tested283031293230
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths71%60%68%76%69%73%63%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths11%3%3%17%9%13%7%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score108.0105.0106.0104.0104.0104.0105.4105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score107.0105.0106.0107.0106.0106.0104.6104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score106.0106.0106.0107.0105.0107.0105.0105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard86%77%87%83%75%80%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard82%83%77%93%88%83%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)75%70%68%76%78%87%
Reading progressReading progress score+1.1-2.1-0.1-1.2
Maths progressMaths progress score+1.9+0.6+2.6+0.7
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged0%44%50%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged95%78%79%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
0%95%
Gap 95 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
79%64%
Gap 15 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%11%
Gap 11 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Nearly full206 pupils for 210 places, 2024/25
98% full

Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.

Will my child get a place?

The last child to get a place lived 0.7 miles away in 2026, 980 m away in 2025. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils, faith and other priority groups are placed first. After that, the closer you live, the better your chances. Type in your postcode to see how far away you are.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2026. More children applied than there were places. The last place went to a child living 0.7 miles from the school. Living closer than that didn't guarantee a place, but living much further away meant missing out that year.

EntryPlacesApplied at allGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary3080300.7 milesLA
2025 Primary308330980 mLA
2024 Primary307029all offeredLA

The distances are the council's own, usually measured in a straight line from home to the school gate. If the distance is getting shorter each year, the school is getting harder to get into. See which councils we have this data for.

What a home within 0.6 miles of the school costs

Typical sale price within 0.6 miles of the school£246,500half sold for £200k to £325k
Homes sold189December 2023 to December 2025, Land Registry
Compared with the district-3%a typical home in the district sells for £255,000

Every home sold within that distance of the school (the typical cut-off over the last three years), of any type, from HM Land Registry records. If homes here cost more than the district average, that is the price people pay to live close enough to get in.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll208Census January 2026
Places21099% full
Pupils from low-income families14%14% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English3%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support22%46 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan2%4 pupils with a plan
Average class size29.84 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)13%£43,400 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls111 / 97
White British pupils88%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 29.5 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 30.0 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Other difficulty or disability (11), emotional and mental health (11), Autistic spectrum disorder (7), language and communications needs (6), Specific learning difficulty (5), Moderate learning difficulty (4).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll208208207208206206
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals14%15%13%13%13%11%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language3%4%2%3%2%2%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support17%11%12%13%9%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans2%3%1%1%0%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance96.1%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school9.3%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.52024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.0%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence3.9%5.5%4.6%5.0%2.7%3.7%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence2.9%3.7%3.4%4.0%2.0%2.6%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.0%1.9%1.2%1.0%0.7%1.1%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence9.3%13.9%8.5%10.5%5.1%9.8%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.50.00.00.50.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers9.0full-time equivalent, 11 people
Pupils per teacher23.1Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants7.5full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£53,066
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher2.82024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£6,549England £7,738. Total £1.4m
Income per pupil£6,869England £7,697. Total £1.4m
Spent on teachers per pupil£2,916England £3,480
Money in reserve4%Not much put by: £58k, £277 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£67kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£6,549spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m10912 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate60 per 1,000 people34% lower than the England average
Typical house price£254,250Gedling
Nearest bus stop160 mHigh Hurst, 18 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Manor Park Infant and Nursery SchoolCouncil440 m191Report card 202627Compare
Sir John Sherbrooke Junior SchoolAcademy690 m184Not inspected9Compare
Wood's Foundation CofE Primary SchoolAcademy1.4 milesGood 2024Compare
Pinewood Infant and Nursery SchoolCouncil2.2 miles185Outstanding 202395Compare
Killisick Junior SchoolAcademy2.2 miles191Good 201973Compare
Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy2.3 miles420Good 202337Compare
Burntstump Seely CofE Primary AcademyAcademy2.4 miles69Not inspected28Compare
Lambley Primary SchoolCouncil2.5 miles189Good 202339Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School with the 47 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 47 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats77%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the top quarter of its group. Its score of 76 is 21 points above the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 21 · middle 55 · highest 96100

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 76 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 76% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 55 to 89. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%in line
+0.05
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 28 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%above
+0.12
Ofsted grade, 1.5 years old
Progress pupils make20%in line
+0.02
DfE progress measure; 28 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%above
+0.05
results and attendance rising year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%above
+0.07
2024/25; 183 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%in line
+0.03
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 28 pupils
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School a good school?

Yes, going by the figures. St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School scores 76 out of 100. That is above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 77% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 55 to 89, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

What is St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School not judged at its last full inspection on 11 March 2025.

How good are St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 71% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 11% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School have?

208 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 210 places, so it is 99% full.

Is St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School oversubscribed, and how far away can you live?

Yes. For September 2026 the last place went to a child living 0.7 miles away. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups come before distance, so the cut-off moves every year.

What is attendance like at St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School?

Pupils were in school 96.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 9% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School?

The average class had 29.8 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Main Street, Calverton, Nottingham, NG14 6FG
Telephone
0115 965 2775
Website
www.stwilfridsprimary.com
Headteacher
Miss Lauren Cousin
Type of school
Church of England school (voluntary controlled) (Voluntary controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Southwell
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Ward
Calverton
Constituency
Sherwood Forest
Setting
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
122752 · LAESTAB 8913073 · UKPRN 10077940

Where these figures come from