Newstead Primary and Nursery School
Hucknall Road, Newstead Village, Nottingham, NG15 0BB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Woodward
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Sherwood Forest
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 96
- URN
- 122658
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623753681
About this school
Newstead Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 96 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Newstead Primary and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 18 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 50% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 56% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 56% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 44% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Newstead Primary and Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 135 |
| 2023/24 | 120 |
| 2024/25 | 112 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newstead Primary and Nursery School compares
Newstead Primary and Nursery School ranked 26th of 225 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 7.6% | 50.5% | 96 | — |
| Annesley Primary and Nursery School | 68% | 5.5% | 23.4% | 218 | 1.0 miles |
| Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School | 79% | 3.6% | 13.9% | 102 | 1.5 miles |
| Kirkby Woodhouse School | 69% | 5.4% | 19.9% | 386 | 1.7 miles |
| Kingsway Primary School | 76% | 6.2% | 41.9% | 252 | 1.7 miles |
| Morven Park Primary and Nursery School | 59% | 4.8% | 43.5% | 435 | 2.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report7 July 2026
- 5 July 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50.5%
- English as an additional language
- 7.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.56%
- Persistent absence
- 29.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Annesley Primary and Nursery School1.0 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Kirkby Woodhouse School1.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Kingsway Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Morven Park Primary and Nursery School2.1 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Newstead Primary and Nursery School ranks 27th of the 187 ranked primary schools in Nottingham.
- Abbey Gates Primary School Primary
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery Primary
- Abbey Road Primary School Primary
- Albany Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Albany Junior School Primary
- Aldercar Infant School Primary
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School Primary
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Primary
- Ambleside Primary School Primary
- Annesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Primary
- Arnbrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Newstead Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Newstead Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Newstead Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Newstead Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Helen Woodward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Newstead Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newstead Primary and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Newstead Primary and Nursery School?
- Newstead Primary and Nursery School has 96 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Newstead Primary and Nursery School full?
- Newstead Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 140 pupils and 96 on roll (69%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Newstead Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Newstead Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newstead Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Newstead Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Newstead Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newstead Primary and Nursery School compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- Newstead Primary and Nursery School ranked 26th of 225 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newstead Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Newstead Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newstead Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newstead Primary and Nursery School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 13 August 2026.