Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School
Henning Lane, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 1HU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FLYING HIGH TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr A Whittle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Flying High Trust
- Constituency
- Ashfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 340
- URN
- 144322
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623455949
About this school
Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School is a primary academy in Sutton-in-Ashfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 340 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 45 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 90% | 89% | 89% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% | 11% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 91% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 89% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 91% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.90 | - | - |
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 Mapplewells 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 | 90% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 89% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 89% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 345 |
| 2023/24 | 344 |
| 2024/25 | 346 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School compares
Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School ranked 5th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 89% | 3.1% | 15.9% | 340 | — |
| St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School | 47% | 5.7% | 19.8% | 205 | 0.6 miles |
| Huthwaite All Saints Church of England Infant and Nursery School | — | 6% | 28.6% | 109 | 0.9 miles |
| Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School | 20% | 7.2% | 46.2% | 258 | 0.9 miles |
| Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy | 66% | 5.2% | 44.3% | 461 | 1.1 miles |
| Woodland View Primary and Nursery School | 42% | 5.7% | 38.2% | 300 | 1.2 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)
- 15.92%
- English as an additional language
- 5.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.14%
- Persistent absence
- 4.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
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Huthwaite All Saints Church of England Infant and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Huthwaite
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Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
-
Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
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Woodland View Primary and Nursery School1.2 miles
Primary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
Other schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield
Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School ranks 2nd 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
- Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy 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 Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sutton-in-Ashfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School is Mr A Whittle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mapplewells 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 big is Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School?
- Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School has 340 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School full?
- Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 315 pupils and 340 on roll (108%), 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 Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School?
- Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School 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 Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 90% in 2022/23 and 89% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School ranked 5th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 3.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mapplewells 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 2 July 2026.