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Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Henning Lane, Sutton-in-Ashfield NG17 1HU · mapplewellsprimary.co.uk · 01623 455949
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 89%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Nottinghamshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.74 mi
- 1.19 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 340
- 25 over 315 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 12.4%
- First language not English
- 6.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Flying High Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.74 mi (1.19 km) from the school. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 54 families put the school first and 50 places were offered; 93% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 50 | 54 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 55 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 50 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 60 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.74 mi1.19 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 89% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% the higher standard. Across Nottinghamshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲89% | 62% | ||
| ▲16% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 122458)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School on 28 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 28 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Dec 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Feb 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (58 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 58
- 17% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied