Voluntary controlled school · Nottinghamshire

Walesby CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
90Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
122771URN

New Hill, Walesby, Newark, NG22 9PB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.4 below Nottinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottinghamshire

19 applications for 9 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 April 2026Published 25 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

14 April 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
18 April 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Nottinghamshire median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

19 applications · 9 places offered · 8 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 3.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 3.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2023 3.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2022 2.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2021 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2020 2.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2019 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2018 3.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2017 2.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2016 2.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2015 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2014 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	9	19	2.1	8	0.89
Sep 2025	8	25	3.1	7	0.88
Sep 2024	13	41	3.2	10	0.77
Sep 2023	13	44	3.4	13	1.00
Sep 2022	14	34	2.4	12	0.86
Sep 2021	17	29	1.7	17	1.00
Sep 2020	15	43	2.9	14	0.93
Sep 2019	12	26	2.2	12	1.00
Sep 2018	12	40	3.3	12	1.00
Sep 2017	20	51	2.6	21	1.05
Sep 2016	20	46	2.3	23	1.15
Sep 2015	18	38	2.1	16	0.89
Sep 2014	20	43	2.2	24	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 83% · Maths 75% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%158th of 223 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Nottinghamshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Nottinghamshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Nottinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Nottinghamshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Nottinghamshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Nottinghamshire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Nottinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	8%	104	104
2023/24	40%	5%	102	100
2022/23	47%	6%	106	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Walesby CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
2.8 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
The Parkgate Academy
2.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
The Forest View Academy
3.6 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

71%met the SATs standard
Maun Infant and Nursery School
3.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Requires improvement2022

2.2applications per place
Elkesley Primary and Nursery School
4.4 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.1applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Tuxford Primary Academy
5.6 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Gamston St Peter's CofE Primary School
5.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2024

3.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Thoresby Vale Primary Academy
6.2 km · Nottinghamshire

Not yet inspected

3.3applications per place

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 122771 · 891/3145
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 140 pupils · 90 on roll
Free school meals: 12.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: New Hill, Walesby, Newark, NG22 9PB
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Newark and Sherwood

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources