Creswell Junior School, Worksop

In its own words: "Welcome to Creswell Junior School, my name is Alison Pymm, I am the headteacher. At the heart of everything we do is our community. We take immense pride in the exceptional relationships we build; with our children, our families and each other, because we know that kindness and respect are the foundations for everything that follows."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, cricket, tennis, athletics, gymnastics, basketball, cross-country and dance.

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Creswell Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (77% in reading, 88% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Across Derbyshire, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Derbyshire lodged 161 appeals against primary school offers; 108 reached a hearing and 13 succeeded (12% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Creswell Junior School are Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery (0.1 miles, Good); Whitwell Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 56% reading, 56% maths); Hodthorpe Primary School (1.8 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); and Whaley Thorns Primary School (2 miles, 55% reading, 59% maths).

Creswell Junior School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

58% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 4.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Creswell Junior School had 16 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Creswell (Derbys) Rail Station, about 190 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ann Street (adjacent), 30 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Creswell Junior School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 76 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Creswell Junior School issued 8 suspensions, 3.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.