# Sir Edmund Hillary Academy

Sir Edmund Hillary Academy is a primary school in Bassetlaw, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 345 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E150301. [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 345
- Council: Bassetlaw
- URN: 150301

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement (overall), September 2021, before the school changed
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 14 September 2021
- Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 60% of pupils at Sir Edmund Hillary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Nottinghamshire and 62% in England.
4% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Nottinghamshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [The St Augustine's Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-st-augustines-academy-e148383): 640 m. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Norbridge Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norbridge-academy-e137362): 970 m. Primary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Redlands Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redlands-primary-and-nursery-school-e122603): 1.2 km. Primary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Outwood Academy Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/outwood-academy-valley-e138247): 1.2 km. Secondary. Good (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 48.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prospect-hill-infant-and-nursery-school-e122729): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024
- [Prospect Hill Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prospect-hill-junior-school-e122730): 1.3 km. Primary. School remains Good, June 2023. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/150301)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/150301)

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