Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School
Maple Drive, Worksop, S81 0LR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Louise Rose
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Bassetlaw
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 258
- Pupils on roll
- 184
- URN
- 122729
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01909486374
About this school
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Worksop. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 184 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Prospect Hill Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 215 |
| 2023/24 | 217 |
| 2024/25 | 201 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.9% | 20.1% | 184 | — |
| Prospect Hill Junior School | 66% | 5.5% | 25.6% | 226 | 0.1 miles |
| St John's CofE Academy | 65% | 4.5% | 16.3% | 445 | 0.5 miles |
| Norbridge Academy | 78% | 4.7% | 22.4% | 465 | 0.7 miles |
| Sir Edmund Hillary Academy | 60% | 4.3% | 23.4% | 345 | 0.8 miles |
| Gateford Park Primary School | 62% | 5.2% | 13.7% | 230 | 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.13%
- English as an additional language
- 19.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.91%
- Persistent absence
- 13.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Prospect Hill Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Worksop
-
St John's CofE Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Worksop
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Norbridge Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Worksop
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Sir Edmund Hillary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Worksop
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Gateford Park Primary 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 Junior School Primary
- Ramsden Primary School Primary
- Redlands Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Worksop.
- Who is the head teacher of Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School?
- The head teacher of Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Louise Rose, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery 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 Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School?
- Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School has 184 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School full?
- Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 258 pupils and 184 on roll (71%), 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 Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 June 2026.