Primary school

Clarborough Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Nottinghamshire
  • DN22 9JZ
Ofsted Good · inspected Dec 2011

Homes near this school

Finding homes near…

The area around it

Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,583 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 64%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 67%67%2016/17: top 8%8% · 2016/172017/18: top 28%2018/19: top 95%2022/23: top 38%2023/24: top 84%2024/25: top 64%No exams

Against East Midlands

Expected standard, RWM59% · East Midlands 63%Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM4% · East Midlands 6%Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · East Midlands 105Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · East Midlands 104Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Show KS2 results by year

No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 47% · 19 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 84% · 19 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 76% · 17 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 39% · 23 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 67% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 47% · 17 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 59% · 27 pupils · East Midlands 63%84%39%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 19 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 21% · 19 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 6% · 17 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 9% · 23 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 0% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 0% · 17 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 4% · 27 pupils · East Midlands 6%21%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 19 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 108 · 19 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 107 · 17 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 101 · 23 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 104 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 101 · 17 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 105 · 27 pupils · East Midlands 105108101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 19 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 109 · 19 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 104 · 17 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 101 · 23 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 103 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 101 · 17 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 104 · 27 pupils · East Midlands 104109101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
26 of 26 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2626
2nd160
3rd120

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2016Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Remains Good

30 strong areas

  • Pupils' attainment
  • Pupils' attendance
  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils
  • The extent to which pupils feel safe
  • The use of assessment to support learning
  • The effectiveness of safeguarding procedures
  • Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils
  • The effectiveness of care, guidance and support
  • The school's capacity for sustained improvement
  • The quality of pupils' learning and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils adopt healthy lifestyles
  • The leadership and management of teaching and learning
  • Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion
  • The effectiveness of the school's engagement with parents and carers
  • The effectiveness of partnerships in promoting learning and well-being
  • The extent of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
  • The extent to which pupils contribute to the school and wider community
  • The effectiveness of leadership and management of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school deploys resources to achieve value for money
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes equality of opportunity and tackles discrimination
  • The extent to which the curriculum meets pupils' needs, including, where relevant, through partnerships
  • The quality of learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being
  • The effectiveness of the governing body in challenging and supporting the school so that weaknesses are tackled decisively...

0 weak areas

30 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026205
Free school meals (past 6 years)13.7%
First language not English3.7%
SEN support7.0%
EHC plan1.4%
Absence (sessions missed)5.8%
Persistently absent pupils14.0%

Girls 48.8%Boys 51.2%

103% full · 199 places

Parent View

Not published for this school

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.1
Pupils per adult11.9
  • Classroom teachers 6.4
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 8.7
  • Other support 3.1

Teachers 8.4 FTE · Whole workforce 20.1 · 30 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,891
Spend per pupil£7,177
Staff spend per pupil£5,682
Reserve per pupil£404
  • +£82,157revenue reserve
  • −£58,151in-year balance

Grants £6,567 · self-generated £325 · premises £354 per pupil