Sir Edmund Hillary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Nottinghamshire
Kingsway, Worksop, S81 0AN
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 14/09/2021
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.7%
7.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
345
Capacity used
Has space78%
440 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
30 of 30 families who put it first got an offer
30
Places offered
60
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 30 | 30 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 16 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 8 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 6 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 60 | 30 | 50% |
1st preference success by year
Nottinghamshire lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Deborah Eccles
- Address
- Kingsway, Kilton, Worksop, S81 0AN
- Phone
- 01909473982
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Ward / constituency
- Worksop East · Bassetlaw
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150301
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 15% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST
345 pupils · 440 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 21
14 September 2021
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 325 pupils
Attendance
95.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
7.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 60% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 4% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Nottinghamshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.