Sawley Infant and Nursery School
Wilmot Street, Sawley, Nottingham, NG10 3DQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ONE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Marie Harral
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Erewash
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 225
- URN
- 141542
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159732652
About this school
Sawley Infant and Nursery School is a primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 225 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 Sawley 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 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 277 |
| 2023/24 | 265 |
| 2024/25 | 248 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sawley Infant and Nursery School compares
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 | — | 5.8% | 35.4% | 225 | — |
| Sawley Junior School | 60% | 5.7% | 31.8% | 295 | 0.0 miles |
| Dovedale Primary School | 65% | 3.5% | 15.5% | 395 | 0.5 miles |
| Firfield Primary School | 60% | 3.6% | 16.8% | 413 | 1.1 miles |
| St Laurence CofE Primary School | 60% | 6.1% | 38% | 171 | 1.2 miles |
| Brooklands Primary School | 67% | 5.7% | 49% | 365 | 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)
- 35.37%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 5.83%
- Persistent absence
- 12.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sawley Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Dovedale Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Firfield Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Derby
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St Laurence CofE Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Brooklands Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
- Abbey Gates Primary School Primary
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery Primary
- Abbey Road Primary School Primary
- Albany Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Albany Junior School Primary
- Aldercar Infant School Primary
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School Primary
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Primary
- Ambleside Primary School Primary
- Annesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Primary
- Arnbrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sawley Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Sawley Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Sawley Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Sawley Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Marie Harral, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sawley Infant and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sawley 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 Sawley Infant and Nursery School?
- Sawley Infant and Nursery School has 225 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Sawley Infant and Nursery School full?
- Sawley Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 270 pupils and 225 on roll (83%), 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 Sawley Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Sawley Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sawley Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sawley Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Sawley Infant and Nursery School?
- Sawley Infant and Nursery School is part of ONE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Sawley Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Sawley Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Sawley 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 Sawley 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 1 July 2026.