Middlemarch School
College Street, Nuneaton, CV10 7BQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs G Mawdsley
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Nuneaton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 156
- URN
- 125761
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476328009
About this school
Middlemarch School is a foundation primary school in Nuneaton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 156 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Middlemarch 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 32% | 29% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 53% | 53% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 53% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 57% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Middlemarch 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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 32% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 29% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 194 |
| 2023/24 | 193 |
| 2024/25 | 189 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Middlemarch School compares
Middlemarch School ranked 160th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 29% | 7.3% | 38.1% | 156 | — |
| All Saints CofE Primary School and Nursery, Nuneaton | 41% | 7.9% | 51.4% | 231 | 0.3 miles |
| Wembrook Primary School | 71% | 5.8% | 39% | 681 | 0.4 miles |
| Chilvers Coton Community Infant School | — | 4.8% | 26.8% | 202 | 0.4 miles |
| Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy | 77% | 4.3% | 15.5% | 572 | 0.5 miles |
| Glendale Infant School | — | 4% | 27.8% | 259 | 0.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.1%
- English as an additional language
- 53.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.29%
- Persistent absence
- 21.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints CofE Primary School and Nursery, Nuneaton0.3 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
-
Wembrook Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
-
Chilvers Coton Community Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
-
Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
-
Glendale Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
Other schools in Nuneaton
Middlemarch School ranks 22nd of the 22 ranked primary schools in Nuneaton.
- Abbey CofE Infant School Primary
- All Saints CofE Primary School and Nursery, Nuneaton Primary
- Barlestone Church of England Primary School Primary
- Camp Hill Primary School Primary
- Chetwynd Junior School Primary
- Chilvers Coton Community Infant School Primary
- Congerstone Primary School Primary
- Croft Junior School Primary
- Dove Bank Primary School Primary
- Galley Common Infant School Primary
- Glendale Infant School Primary
- Higham-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Middlemarch School teach?
- Middlemarch School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Nuneaton.
- Who is the headteacher of Middlemarch School?
- The headteacher of Middlemarch School is Mrs G Mawdsley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Middlemarch School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Middlemarch 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 Middlemarch School?
- Middlemarch School has 156 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Middlemarch School full?
- Middlemarch School has capacity for 240 pupils and 156 on roll (65%), 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 Middlemarch School a faith school?
- No. Middlemarch School has no designated religious character.
- Does Middlemarch School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Middlemarch School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Middlemarch School have?
- The schools register lists Middlemarch School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Middlemarch School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 29% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Middlemarch School compare with other schools in Warwickshire?
- Middlemarch School ranked 160th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Middlemarch School's absence rate?
- Middlemarch School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Middlemarch School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Middlemarch 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 30 June 2026.