Sparken Hill Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Worksop, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

2.36 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Sparken Hill Academy is a primary school in Worksop, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 3 March 2023. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Sparken Hill Academy 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	2.36 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

The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 2.36 miles away, nearer than in 2025 and 2020, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 6 years.
In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), while 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
For Reception in 2026, there were 57 first-choice applications for 57 offers, 1.0 first choices per offer, the 37th highest of 248 Nottinghamshire primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
41.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Nottinghamshire is 27.8%.

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: Sparken Hill, Worksop, S80 1AW
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 556 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 41.9% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 23.3

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

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 3 March 2023

Strengths

“Sparken Hill Academy is an inclusive school.”
“Everyone is welcomed with open arms.”
“Leaders are highly aspirational for pupils.”

To improve

“In mathematics and phonics, for example, there is more to do to ensure that the curriculum in these subjects is delivered effectively and is making a positive difference to what pupils know and remember.”
“Not enough of these pupils reach the standard expected in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 2.”
“Some pupils are persistently absent from school.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 May 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)	62%	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: 57 first-preference applications, 57 offers in total, 57 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.

Holy Family Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Worksop Priory Church of England Primary Academy 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
St Anne's CofE Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Sir Edmund Hillary Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Redlands Primary and Nursery School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
The St Augustine's Academy 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Norbridge Academy 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published