Farnsfield St Michael's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

3.26 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Farnsfield St Michael's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 October 2023. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Farnsfield St Michael's Church of England 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	3.26 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 the last child offered a Reception place lived 3.26 miles away, the 82nd longest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
That 2026 Reception distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and in 2020, with the sharpest swing between 2024 and 2025.
For Reception 2026 there were 48 first-choice applications for 47 offers; all 47 went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (2%) was not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 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: Branston Avenue, Farnsfield, NG22 8JZ
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 302 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 8.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 23.2

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 17 October 2023

Strengths

“The school’s vision ‘love to learn, learn to love’ is embedded in the school.”
“Pupils care about one another and treat each other with kindness and respect, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
“Lessons capture pupils’ interests.”

To improve

“In a small number of subjects, expectations of what pupils will learn are not high enough.”
“The work given in these subjects does not always challenge pupils to think deeply.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 November 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)	67%	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: 48 first-preference applications, 47 offers in total, 47 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.

Kirklington Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Halam Church of England Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
The Python Hill Academy 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
Blidworth Oaks Primary School 3.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
Lowe's Wong Anglican Methodist Junior School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade
Lowe's Wong Infant School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Holy Trinity CofE Infant School 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published