Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy
Clare Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 5BB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- FLYING HIGH TRUST
- Head of School
- Ms Kaye Burnett
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Flying High Trust
- Constituency
- Ashfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 461
- Pupils on roll
- 461
- URN
- 143945
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623455951
About this school
Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy is a primary academy in Sutton-in-Ashfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 461 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
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 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 61% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 14% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 76% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 75% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 85% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| 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 Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy 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 | 60% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 472 |
| 2023/24 | 458 |
| 2024/25 | 448 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy compares
Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy ranked 121st of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5.2% | 44.3% | 461 | — |
| Greenwood Primary and Nursery School | 73% | 4.7% | 29.6% | 445 | 0.5 miles |
| Croft Primary School | 59% | 5% | 24.6% | 364 | 0.7 miles |
| The West Park Academy | 68% | 6% | 44.3% | 240 | 0.9 miles |
| Priestsic Primary and Nursery School | 42% | 6.1% | 43.5% | 425 | 1.0 miles |
| Orchard Primary School and Nursery | 56% | 5.7% | 20.1% | 344 | 1.0 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
-
Ungraded inspection report11 June 2025
- 26 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.31%
- English as an additional language
- 12.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.23%
- Persistent absence
- 14.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greenwood Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Croft Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
-
The West Park Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Priestsic Primary and Nursery School1.0 miles
Primary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
-
Orchard Primary School and Nursery1.0 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield
Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy ranks 4th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield.
- Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Croft Primary School Primary
- Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Forest Glade Primary School Primary
- Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School Primary
- Hillocks Primary Academy Primary
- Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Priestsic Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Skegby Junior Academy Primary
- St Andrew's CofE Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School Primary
- Woodland View Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy teach?
- Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sutton-in-Ashfield.
- Who is the head of school of Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy?
- The head of school of Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy is Ms Kaye Burnett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy?
- Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy has 461 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy full?
- Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy has capacity for 461 pupils and 461 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy a faith school?
- No. Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy?
- Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy is part of FLYING HIGH TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy rank locally?
- Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy ranked 121st of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy's absence rate?
- Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy'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 10 July 2026.