Morven Park Primary and Nursery School

Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

2.533 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Morven Park Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 15 June 2023. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Morven Park Primary and Nursery 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	2.533 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 2026 Reception entry there were 43 first-choice applications for 43 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 2.533 miles away, further than in 2025 and further than in 2018.
In 2024/25, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
That 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and 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: School Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, NG17 7BT
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 435 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 41.6% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22.2

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

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 15 June 2023

Strengths

“Staff and pupils live out the aim of ‘We’re all unique, together as one’.”
“The school’s values of respect, honesty, teamwork, self-belief, determination and passion are central to pupils’ school life.”
“This inclusive school gives pupils a broad range of opportunities.”

To improve

“However, in some books, pupils’ misconceptions are not corrected.”
“However, in some English lessons, pupils do not always write with grammatical accuracy.”
“Their spelling and punctuation could be better.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 31 July 2023 (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: 43 first-preference applications, 43 offers in total, 43 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.

Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Kingsway Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
The West Park Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
Greenwood Primary and Nursery School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
Orchard Primary School and Nursery 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Annesley Primary and Nursery School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Kirkby Woodhouse School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published