Newstead Primary and Nursery SchoolLinby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Nottingham.

Summary of the comparison

Newstead Primary and Nursery School and Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School are primary schools in Nottingham.

  • Newstead Primary and Nursery School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Newstead Primary and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Newstead Primary and Nursery School was judged the expected standard and Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School was judged Requires improvement.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 79.0% for Newstead Primary and Nursery School and 79.0% for Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Newstead Primary and Nursery School (58.0% in 2022-23, 79.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Newstead Primary and Nursery School versus Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NottinghamNewstead Primary and Nursery SchoolNottinghamLinby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100Stronger figureD54/100
Local ranking124th of 263 in Nottinghamshire Stronger figure209th of 263 in Nottinghamshire
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll96 102
Capacity140 119
LocationNottingham, NG15 0BB Nottingham, NG15 8GA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard79.0% 79.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 11.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 109.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census112 108
Free school meals (ever 6)50.5% 13.9%
English as an additional language7.1% 2.8%
SEN support19.6% 10.2%
SEN with an EHC plan0.9% 2.8%
Attendance
Overall absence7.6% 3.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence29.5% 4.3% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Newstead Primary and Nursery School

Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School

Full profiles: Newstead Primary and Nursery School · Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School