Newdigate Primary and Nursery School
Anderton Road, Bedworth, CV12 0HA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Geraldine Marshall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 268
- URN
- 130896
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476361662
About this school
Newdigate Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in Bedworth. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 268 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Newdigate 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 48 | 53 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 60% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 68% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 72% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 64% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Newdigate 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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 326 |
| 2023/24 | 315 |
| 2024/25 | 298 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newdigate Primary and Nursery School compares
Newdigate Primary and Nursery School ranked 119th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 6.9% | 44% | 268 | — |
| Goodyers End Primary School | 60% | 7.5% | 31% | 391 | 0.7 miles |
| Exhall Junior School | — | — | — | 151 | 1.0 miles |
| Wheelwright Lane Primary School | 54% | 4.1% | 17.9% | 214 | 1.1 miles |
| Keresley Newland Primary Academy | 44% | 10% | 55.3% | 206 | 1.3 miles |
| Exhall Cedars Infant School | — | 7.6% | 39.8% | 123 | 1.3 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)
- 43.96%
- English as an additional language
- 17.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.87%
- Persistent absence
- 20.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Goodyers End Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bedworth
-
Exhall Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Warwickshire
-
Wheelwright Lane Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Keresley Newland Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Exhall Cedars Infant School1.3 miles
Primary · Coventry
Other schools in Bedworth
Newdigate Primary and Nursery School ranks 8th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Bedworth.
- All Saints Bedworth CofE Academy Primary
- Arden Forest Infant School Primary
- Goodyers End Primary School Primary
- Race Leys Infant School Primary
- Race Leys Junior School Primary
- St Francis Catholic Academy Primary
- St James' CofE Academy Primary
- St Michael's Church of England Academy Primary
- The Canons C of E Primary School Primary
- Bedworth Heath Nursery School Nursery
- Nicholas Chamberlaine School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Newdigate Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Newdigate Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bedworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Newdigate Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Newdigate Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Geraldine Marshall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Newdigate Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newdigate 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 Newdigate Primary and Nursery School?
- Newdigate Primary and Nursery School has 268 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Newdigate Primary and Nursery School full?
- Newdigate Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 420 pupils and 268 on roll (64%), 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 Newdigate Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Newdigate Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newdigate Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Newdigate Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Newdigate Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newdigate Primary and Nursery School compare with other schools in Warwickshire?
- Newdigate Primary and Nursery School ranked 119th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newdigate Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Newdigate Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newdigate Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newdigate 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 30 June 2026.