Sparken Hill Academy
Sparken Hill, Worksop, S80 1AW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SPARKEN HILL ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Richard Lilley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bassetlaw
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 575
- Pupils on roll
- 556
- URN
- 141541
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01909534060
About this school
Sparken Hill Academy is a primary academy in Worksop. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 556 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 3 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 81 | 71 | 74 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 49% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 1% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 62% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 69% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 63% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
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 Sparken Hill 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 | 57% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 558 |
| 2023/24 | 558 |
| 2024/25 | 562 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sparken Hill Academy compares
Sparken Hill Academy ranked 145th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 5.9% | 45.2% | 556 | — |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 52% | 5.8% | 32.6% | 223 | 0.2 miles |
| Worksop Priory Church of England Primary Academy | 63% | 6.1% | 33% | 235 | 0.5 miles |
| St Anne's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.8 miles |
| Sir Edmund Hillary Academy | 60% | 4.3% | 23.4% | 345 | 1.3 miles |
| Redlands Primary and Nursery School | 43% | 5% | 30.1% | 374 | 1.3 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)
- 45.19%
- English as an additional language
- 19.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.87%
- Persistent absence
- 14.54%
Location
Nearby schools
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Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Worksop
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Worksop Priory Church of England Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Worksop
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St Anne's CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Worksop
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Sir Edmund Hillary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Worksop
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Redlands Primary and Nursery School1.3 miles
Primary · Worksop
Other schools in Worksop
Sparken Hill Academy ranks 14th 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
- 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 Sparken Hill Academy teach?
- Sparken Hill Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Worksop.
- Who is the principal of Sparken Hill Academy?
- The principal of Sparken Hill Academy is Mr Richard Lilley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sparken Hill Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sparken Hill 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 big is Sparken Hill Academy?
- Sparken Hill Academy has 556 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Sparken Hill Academy full?
- Sparken Hill Academy has capacity for 575 pupils and 556 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sparken Hill Academy a faith school?
- No. Sparken Hill Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Sparken Hill Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sparken Hill Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Sparken Hill Academy?
- Sparken Hill Academy is part of SPARKEN HILL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sparken Hill Academy'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 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sparken Hill Academy rank locally?
- Sparken Hill Academy ranked 145th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sparken Hill Academy's absence rate?
- Sparken Hill Academy's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sparken Hill Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sparken Hill 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.