Creswell Junior School
Elmton Road, Creswell, Worksop, S80 4JD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Pymm
- Constituency
- Bolsover
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 320
- Pupils on roll
- 219
- URN
- 112548
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01909721260
About this school
Creswell Junior School is a community primary school in Worksop. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 219 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 72 | 77 | 67 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 70% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 8% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 77% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 88% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 86% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Creswell Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 256 |
| 2023/24 | 248 |
| 2024/25 | 232 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Creswell Junior School compares
Creswell Junior School ranked 36th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 4.4% | 56.5% | 219 | — |
| Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery | — | 7.2% | 48.2% | 252 | 0.1 miles |
| Whitwell Primary School | 37% | 6.2% | 41.1% | 257 | 1.3 miles |
| Hodthorpe Primary School | 83% | 5.9% | 38.7% | 99 | 1.8 miles |
| Whaley Thorns Primary School | 45% | 8.1% | 66.1% | 118 | 2.0 miles |
| Clowne Junior School | 64% | 4% | 38.7% | 326 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.47%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.42%
- Persistent absence
- 8.68%
Location
Nearby schools
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Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery0.1 miles
Primary · Worksop
-
Whitwell Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Worksop
-
Hodthorpe Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Worksop
-
Whaley Thorns Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Clowne Junior School2.0 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
Other schools in Worksop
Creswell Junior School ranks 4th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Worksop.
- Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery Primary
- Gateford Park Primary School Primary
- Haggonfields Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Hodthorpe Primary School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Kingston Park Academy Primary
- Langold Dyscarr Community School Primary
- Norbridge Academy Primary
- Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Prospect Hill Junior School Primary
- Ramsden Primary School Primary
- Redlands Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Creswell Junior School teach?
- Creswell Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Worksop.
- Who is the headteacher of Creswell Junior School?
- The headteacher of Creswell Junior School is Mrs Alison Pymm, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Creswell Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Creswell Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Creswell Junior School?
- Creswell Junior School has 219 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Creswell Junior School full?
- Creswell Junior School has capacity for 320 pupils and 219 on roll (68%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Creswell Junior School a faith school?
- No. Creswell Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Creswell Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Creswell Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Creswell Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Creswell Junior School rank locally?
- Creswell Junior School ranked 36th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Creswell Junior School's absence rate?
- Creswell Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Creswell Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Creswell Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.