Best Schools in Worksop

How many schools are there in Worksop?

Worksop has 29 open schools: 24 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent and 2 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Worksop are rated Outstanding?

2 schools in Worksop were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Norbridge Academy and Outwood Academy Portland. Counting Good as well, 95% of the 20 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Norbridge AcademyOutwood Academy Portland

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Worksop get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Worksop with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Outwood Academy Valley, with an Attainment 8 score of 48.1 and 58% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Outwood Academy Portland, with an Attainment 8 score of 46.6 and 48% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Outwood Academy ValleyOutwood Academy Portland

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Worksop have the best SATs results?

Of the 20 primary schools in Worksop with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Woodsetts Primary School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); Whipman Woods Flying High Academy (83% in reading, 100% in maths); and The Primary School of St Mary and St Martin (94% in reading, 88% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Woodsetts Primary SchoolWhipman Woods Flying High AcademyThe Primary School of St Mary and St Martin

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Worksop?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Worksop selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Worksop have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Worksop have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Worksop?

Apply to your council - Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire or Rotherham, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.