Selston Church of England Infant and Nursery School

About Selston Church of England Infant and Nursery School

Selston Church of England Infant and Nursery School was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2025, with inspectors awarding a Good across every category: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. That marks a change from the school's previous inspection in 2013, when it was judged Outstanding overall. The school is a small primary for children aged 2 to 7, with 111 pupils on roll against a capacity of 75, and it is heavily oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 51 applications for just 17 places, all of which went to first-preference families. The school's parent view data, collected between September 2024 and September 2025, is strikingly positive: 92% of the 12 respondents would recommend the school, and 83% strongly agreed that their child is happy and does well here.

Because Selston is an infant and nursery school, it does not publish Key Stage 2 SATs results, which are taken at age 11. The most relevant academic metric is therefore the Ofsted inspection itself, which found the quality of education to be Good. The local authority average for Key Stage 2 attainment across Nottinghamshire primary schools is 61, but this figure applies to schools with older pupils and cannot be directly compared. What the inspection report does tell us is that the school's early years provision is also Good, and that personal development and behaviour are both Good. The school's previous Outstanding rating, though now superseded, suggests a history of strong performance. With 14 out of 286 primary schools in the local authority rated Outstanding, Selston sits just below that top tier but remains a popular choice, as its oversubscription ratio of 3:1 demonstrates.

The school offers a wide range of facilities for such a small setting, including a library, playing fields, art studios, a forest school, a sports hall, a gymnasium, and even a chapel. Sports on offer include football, athletics, dance, swimming, tennis, rounders, and cricket, and there are clubs for drama, choir, and chess. The school has nursery provision for two-year-olds upwards, and its SEND provisions cover moderate learning difficulties and social, emotional and mental health needs. The parent view data shows that 83% of respondents strongly agreed that the school supports their child's wider personal development, and 75% strongly agreed that pupils are well behaved. This is a school that suits families looking for a Church of England foundation with a strong community feel, a broad range of activities, and a track record of high parental satisfaction, though those seeking a school that goes up to Year 6 will need to plan for a transition at age seven.

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