Farnsfield St Michael's Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire·NG22 8JZ
Composite score
52.9
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#6,224
National rank
#475
In East Midlands
#103
In Nottinghamshire
Top 42%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
67%
% achieving higher RWM
8%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
98%
48 first choices, 47 places
First choices per place
1.02
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
95
any preference, for 47 places
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.02
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020221.2820231.0020241.0020251.022026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Nottinghamshire does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Farnsfield St Michael's Church of England Primary School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
272
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
5.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
5.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
4.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,228
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Farnsfield St Michael's Church of England Primary School

Farnsfield St Michael's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 272 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 7.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 98% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (48 first choices for 47 places). Overall pupil absence was 4.0%. There are about 22.7 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 6% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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