OFSTED
1 April 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Trust
DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
195
180 full-time ·
15 part-time
Female pupils
91
46.7% of pupils
Male pupils
104
53.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.6 pts
above England
School
35.4%
Newark and Sherwood
24.3%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.8 pts
above England
School
25.1%
Newark and Sherwood
8.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.6 pts
above England
School
4.6%
Newark and Sherwood
0.7%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Gypsy / Roma
54.9%
107
White British
17.9%
35
Any other White background
14.4%
28
African
5.1%
10
Indian
3.1%
6
Any other ethnic group
1.0%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
21.5%
42 of
195 pupils
0.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
24.0%
36.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
41.0%
Reading
32.8 pts below England
School
41.0%
Newark and Sherwood
74.7%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
36.0%
Writing
34.3 pts below England
School
36.0%
Newark and Sherwood
72.4%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
24.0%
Maths
48.0 pts below England
School
24.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
13.86%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
7.64 pts
higher than
England
School
13.86%
Newark and Sherwood
5.74%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
50.87%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
35.05 pts
higher than
England
School
50.87%
Newark and Sherwood
14.78%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.94%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.13 pts
higher than
England
School
6.94%
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
92.9%
4.7 pts
above England
Mount CofE Primary School
92.9%
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.