Croft Primary School

Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.007 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Croft Primary School is a primary school in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 28 January 2025. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Croft Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	1.007 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 1 earlier figure.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 59% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Nottinghamshire.
The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 1.007 miles, the 59th shortest of the 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 2.20 miles).
Reception 2026 drew 20 first-choice applications for 20 offers, with every first-choice family offered a place; the 2026 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025.
Free school meal eligibility stands at 25% of pupils, against a middle figure of 41.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Nottinghamshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Nottinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Station Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 5FJ
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 5–11
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 364 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 25% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21.9

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 28 January 2025

Strengths

“At Croft Primary School, pupils are happy, polite and curious.”
“They appreciate the kindness and support they receive from staff.”
“Teachers provide gentle reminders to pupils, when needed, to ensure that everyone can learn in a safe, purposeful and nurturing environment.”

To improve

“However, in a few subjects and in the early years, these expectations are not fully realised.”
“However, for some of these changes, it is too early to evaluate the impact.”
“Pupils’ recall of the school’s curriculum varies.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	59%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 20 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 20 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.

Priestsic Primary and Nursery School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
Forest Glade Primary School 0.6 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
Hillocks Primary Academy 0.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Greenwood Primary and Nursery School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published