SCHOOL PROFILE

Bleasby Church of England Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 145645
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 157 Published school capacity
Capacity used 82.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

28 February 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Nottinghamshire
Trust MINSTER TRUST FOR EDUCATION
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 130 125 full-time · 5 part-time
Female pupils 65 50.0% of pupils
Male pupils 65 50.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

3.1%
21.7 pts below England
School 3.1%
Newark and Sherwood 24.3%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.5%
18.8 pts below England
School 1.5%
Newark and Sherwood 8.9%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Newark and Sherwood 0.7%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
86.2%
112
Any other White background
3.1%
4
Any other Mixed background
2.3%
3
Any other ethnic group
2.3%
3
White and Black Caribbean
2.3%
3
Chinese
1.5%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 14.6% 19 of 130 pupils
6.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.6%
Newark and Sherwood 16.7%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.6% 19 pupils
England 14.8% 0.2 pts below
EHC plans 0.0% 0 pupils
England 6.0% 6.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Speech, language & communication 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Physical disability 2
Specific learning difficulty 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

68.0% 7.6 pts above England
School 68.0%
Newark and Sherwood 62.0%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

86.0%

12.2 pts above England

School 86.0%
Newark and Sherwood 74.7%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

73.0%

2.7 pts above England

School 73.0%
Newark and Sherwood 72.4%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
Newark and Sherwood 75.1%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

2.49%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.73 pts lower than England
School 2.49%
Newark and Sherwood 5.74%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

1.71%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

14.11 pts lower than England
School 1.71%
Newark and Sherwood 14.78%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Newark and Sherwood 1.37%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

82.8% 5.4 pts below England
Bleasby Church of England Primary School
82.8%
Newark and Sherwood
91.4%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information