Kingston Park Academy
Long Lane, Carlton-in-Lindrick, Worksop, S81 9AW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Kerrie Longley
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Delta Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Bassetlaw
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 249
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- URN
- 138997
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01909570638
About this school
Kingston Park Academy is a primary academy in Worksop. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 216 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kingston Park Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 29 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 62% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 10% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 62% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 76% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 41% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| 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 Kingston Park 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 | 62% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 202 |
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kingston Park Academy compares
Kingston Park Academy ranked 36th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 5.5% | 45.7% | 216 | — |
| Ramsden Primary School | 70% | 4.7% | 14.4% | 225 | 0.3 miles |
| Whipman Woods Flying High Academy | 83% | 4.1% | 18.5% | 148 | 1.6 miles |
| Langold Dyscarr Community School | 38% | 5.8% | 27.2% | 334 | 1.7 miles |
| Gateford Park Primary School | 62% | 5.2% | 13.7% | 230 | 2.1 miles |
| St John's CofE Academy | 65% | 4.5% | 16.3% | 445 | 2.1 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.69%
- English as an additional language
- 8%
- Overall absence
- 5.45%
- Persistent absence
- 17.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ramsden Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Worksop
-
Whipman Woods Flying High Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Worksop
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Langold Dyscarr Community School1.7 miles
Primary · Worksop
-
Gateford Park Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Worksop
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St John's CofE Academy2.1 miles
Primary · Worksop
Other schools in Worksop
Kingston Park Academy ranks 6th 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
- 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 ages does Kingston Park Academy teach?
- Kingston Park Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Worksop.
- Who is the principal of Kingston Park Academy?
- The principal of Kingston Park Academy is Mrs Kerrie Longley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kingston Park Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingston Park 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 Kingston Park Academy?
- Kingston Park Academy has 216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Kingston Park Academy full?
- Kingston Park Academy has capacity for 249 pupils and 216 on roll (87%), 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 Kingston Park Academy a faith school?
- No. Kingston Park Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Kingston Park Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kingston Park Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Kingston Park Academy part of an academy trust?
- Kingston Park 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 Kingston Park Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kingston Park Academy compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- Kingston Park Academy ranked 36th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kingston Park Academy's absence rate?
- Kingston Park Academy's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kingston Park Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kingston Park 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 6 July 2026.