Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School, Worksop
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Worksop. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. It was 92% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Nottinghamshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School in detail
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance, cooking, art and forest school.
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £4.50 per session.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School
For September 2026 entry, 38 families put Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 97 named it as one of their preferences, for 38 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School are Prospect Hill Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 91% reading, 81% maths); St John's CofE Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 78% reading, 78% maths); Norbridge Academy (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 80% maths); and Sir Edmund Hillary Academy (0.8 miles, 77% reading, 75% maths).
Prospect Hill Junior SchoolSt John's CofE AcademyNorbridge AcademySir Edmund Hillary Academy
Who goes there
15.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 15 pupils (8.2%) received SEN support and 2 (1.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and moderate learning difficulties: 14 places, 14 pupils on roll.
Staffing
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School had 10 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Worksop Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Westway (adjacent), 180 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School issued 3 suspensions, 1.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
This is a caring school at the heart of the community.
Parents and carers value the quality of education the school provides. Parents enjoy the opportunity to attend school 'showcase events' and to share in their children's learning and achievements. The school nurtures positive relationships with its families. As one parent, typical of the views of many, commented, 'We are kept up to date and the school always has time to listen to you.'
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The early years curriculum is planned effectively to provide interesting learning opportunities for children. It includes purposeful activities that develop children's curiosity for knowledge. For example, children investigate how to transport water using pipes. They seek out how to propel cars over long distances by joining ramps together. Children learn effectively about number as they explore addition with counters. Staff guide conversations well to support children's' language development and vocabulary. Children are well prepared for their next stage of education.
The curriculum is coherently linked from the early years to key stage 1. It builds important knowledge and learning over time. It is planned so that pupils revisit prior knowledge to learn and remember well. The school uses effective weekly 'flashback Friday' sessions to review key knowledge that pupils must know and remember. Staff use a range of questions and quizzes to check pupils' understanding. Pupils use key vocabulary prompts in classrooms to help them remember new words. For example, they recall their knowledge of food chains in science well. They use accurate vocabulary such as 'producers' and 'consumers'. The school is currently developing how it evaluates the impact that the curriculum has in ensuring that pupils know and remember more over time.
From Ofsted's June 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
15.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: SpLD, Vision, Hearing +6
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
24.5
Avg class size
23.6
Infant (KS1)
6
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School
Term dates
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Nottinghamshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 19 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 28 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Tuesday 21 December 2027 (half term Monday 18 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 26 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School is in Nottinghamshire; for families living there:
- Nottinghamshire's school travel policy: Under 16 Transport Policy 2026-2027
- How to apply: Apply for under 16 travel assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 6 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Nottinghamshire is 10 (the median across 370 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
156 pupils
170 places
14 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Worksop
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Worksop
Across Nottinghamshire council
Places available
10,513
Applications
7,912
Got 1st preference
99.1%
Got preferred school
99.7%
All primary applications across Nottinghamshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
15
SEN Support
2
EHC Plans
9.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and moderate learning difficulties: 14 places, 14 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
184
Total Pupils
95
Boys
89
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
18.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,670
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,804
Per pupil
£999k
Total funding
£42k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.9%
Overall absence
13.7%
Persistent absence
102
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School
Questions parents ask about Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School
What is Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024.
What is the catchment area for Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School?
No fixed boundary. When Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School is oversubscribed, Nottinghamshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School?
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School was not full in 2025: it ran at 92% of its 170 places.
How big are the classes at Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School?
Classes at Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School average 24.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School?
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School has around 184 pupils on roll. 16% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School have specialist SEN provision?
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and moderate learning difficulties: 14 places, 14 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School?
5.9% of sessions were missed at Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School in 2024/25. 13.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School?
Apply through Nottinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
What are Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School's term dates?
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Nottinghamshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 19 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 28 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Tuesday 21 December 2027 (half term Monday 18 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 26 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 6 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Nottinghamshire is 10 (the median across 370 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School?
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School is at Maple Drive, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 0LR.
Sources: Nottinghamshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)