Sir Edmund Hillary Primary and Nursery School
Kingsway, Kilton, Worksop, S81 0AN
This school is closed (it closed in November 2023).
It was replaced by Sir Edmund Hillary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Guest
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bassetlaw
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 453
- URN
- 122605
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
About this school
Sir Edmund Hillary Primary and Nursery School was a community primary school in Worksop. It taught children aged 2 to 11 and had 453 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Sir Edmund Hillary Primary and Nursery School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - |
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 Sir Edmund Hillary Primary and Nursery 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 | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How Sir Edmund Hillary Primary and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.2% | 21.7% | 453 | — |
| Sir Edmund Hillary Academy | 60% | 4.3% | 23.4% | 345 | 0.0 miles |
| The St Augustine's Academy | 76% | 5.6% | 34.4% | 403 | 0.4 miles |
| Norbridge Academy | 78% | 4.7% | 22.4% | 465 | 0.6 miles |
| Redlands Primary and Nursery School | 43% | 5% | 30.1% | 374 | 0.7 miles |
| Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.9% | 20.1% | 184 | 0.8 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.7%
- English as an additional language
- 16.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.2%
- Persistent absence
- 22.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sir Edmund Hillary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Worksop
-
The St Augustine's Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Worksop
-
Norbridge Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Worksop
-
Redlands Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Worksop
-
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Worksop
Other schools in Worksop
- Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery Primary
- Creswell Junior School 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Sir Edmund Hillary Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Sir Edmund Hillary Primary and Nursery School taught children aged 2 to 11. It was a primary school in Worksop.
- Has Sir Edmund Hillary Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Sir Edmund Hillary Primary and Nursery School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Sir Edmund Hillary Primary and Nursery School?
- Sir Edmund Hillary Primary and Nursery School had 453 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- How have Sir Edmund Hillary Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Sir Edmund Hillary Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sir Edmund Hillary Primary and Nursery 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 30 November 2023.