Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School
Barker Avenue, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 3FQ
177 pupils · 98% of 180 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Free school meals
- 46%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 1 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 27 | 27 | 46 | 27 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 54 | 48 | 56 | 50 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 42 | 42 | 61 | 42 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 49 | 49 | 63 | 49 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 42 | 42 | 56 | 42 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 50 | 46 | 57 | 47 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 49 | 43 | 57 | 43 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 32 | 32 | 40 | 32 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Skegby Junior Academy 0.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Andrew's CofE Primary and Nursery School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School 1.6 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2025)
- St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School 1.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Priestsic Primary and Nursery School 2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Forest Glade Primary School 2.1 km · Improved significantly (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.