Norbridge Academy
Stanley Street, Worksop, S81 7HX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Rebecca Jackson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Delta Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Bassetlaw
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 465
- URN
- 137362
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01909579515
About this school
Norbridge Academy is a primary academy in Worksop. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 465 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Norbridge Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 63 | 65 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 75% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 3% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 77% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 75% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 69% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Norbridge Academy 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 | 67% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 492 |
| 2023/24 | 493 |
| 2024/25 | 483 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Norbridge Academy compares
Norbridge Academy ranked 30th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 4.7% | 22.4% | 465 | — |
| Redlands Primary and Nursery School | 43% | 5% | 30.1% | 374 | 0.3 miles |
| Sir Edmund Hillary Academy | 60% | 4.3% | 23.4% | 345 | 0.6 miles |
| Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.9% | 20.1% | 184 | 0.7 miles |
| Prospect Hill Junior School | 66% | 5.5% | 25.6% | 226 | 0.8 miles |
| St John's CofE Academy | 65% | 4.5% | 16.3% | 445 | 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)
- 22.38%
- English as an additional language
- 13.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.65%
- Persistent absence
- 7.12%
Location
Nearby schools
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Redlands Primary and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Worksop
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Sir Edmund Hillary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Worksop
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Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Worksop
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Prospect Hill Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Worksop
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St John's CofE Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Worksop
Other schools in Worksop
Norbridge Academy ranks 5th of the 20 ranked primary 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
- 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 ages does Norbridge Academy teach?
- Norbridge Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Worksop.
- Who is the headteacher of Norbridge Academy?
- The headteacher of Norbridge Academy is Miss Rebecca Jackson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Norbridge Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Norbridge Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Norbridge Academy?
- Norbridge Academy has 465 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Norbridge Academy full?
- Norbridge Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 465 on roll (221%), so it is at or above 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 Norbridge Academy a faith school?
- No. Norbridge Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Norbridge Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Norbridge Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Norbridge Academy part of an academy trust?
- Norbridge Academy is part of DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Norbridge Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Norbridge Academy compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- Norbridge Academy ranked 30th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Norbridge Academy's absence rate?
- Norbridge Academy's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Norbridge Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Norbridge Academy'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 1 July 2026.