Stapleford South

Summary

Stapleford South (E02005859) is part of Nottinghamshire local authority (view on map). Stapleford South has an approximate population of 9,400 people, of which 19% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Stapleford South neighbours Sandiacre & Stanton, Long Eaton North, Bramcote, Stapleford North, and Toton.

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  • 2% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Stapleford South is the 51st least deprived area in Nottinghamshire (out of 100) with 32% of children living in low-income families, compared to 32% across Nottinghamshire and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Stapleford South, 22% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 25% in Nottinghamshire and 27% nationally.


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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Stapleford South % in Nottinghamshire % in England
Eligible for free school meals 22% 25% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 78% 75% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Stapleford South, 14% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 14% in Nottinghamshire, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

2% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Stapleford South % in Nottinghamshire % in England
No special educational needs 85% 86% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 12% 11% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 2% 3% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Stapleford South, 24% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 19% in Nottinghamshire, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.


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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Stapleford South % in Nottinghamshire % in England
White 74% 81% 67%
Asian 11% 6% 14%
Black 3% 4% 7%
Mixed 9% 6% 7%
Other 1% 1% 3%
Not known 2% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Stapleford South with English as an additional language is 16%, compared with 12% in Nottinghamshire, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.


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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Stapleford South % in Nottinghamshire % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 16% 12% 22%
Known or believed to be English 83% 88% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Stapleford South has 9 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Stapleford South
All childcare providers 9
Childminders 2
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 7

In Stapleford South, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: There have been no inspections of Achievement in Stapleford South so no outcomes are available for this area.

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: There have been no inspections of Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines in Stapleford South so no outcomes are available for this area.

Children's welfare and well-being: There have been no inspections of Children's welfare and well-being in Stapleford South so no outcomes are available for this area.

Curriculum and teaching: There have been no inspections of Curriculum and teaching in Stapleford South so no outcomes are available for this area.

Inclusion: There have been no inspections of Inclusion in Stapleford South so no outcomes are available for this area.

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Stapleford South. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0

Full day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Sessional day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Out-of-school day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Other childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

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State-funded schools

Stapleford South has 5 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Stapleford South
All state-funded schools 5
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 4
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Stapleford South since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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