Academy converter · Nottinghamshire

Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
340Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144322URN

Henning Lane, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 1HU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Nottinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottinghamshire

131 applications for 50 places · 87th of 211 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

89%met the expected standard

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 28 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.6applications per place, Reception

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

131 applications · 50 places offered · 54 named it first

2026 2.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 2.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 3.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2023 2.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2022 2.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2021 2.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2020 2.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2019 3.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2018 2.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2017 2.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2016 3.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 4.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 3.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Nottinghamshire median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School (URN 122458), the previous school.

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	50	131	2.6	54	1.08
Sep 2025	42	111	2.6	42	1.00
Sep 2024	45	136	3.0	55	1.22
Sep 2023	45	119	2.6	50	1.11
Sep 2022	45	114	2.5	60	1.33
Sep 2021	45	125	2.8	60	1.33
Sep 2020	45	132	2.9	70	1.56
Sep 2019	45	133	3.0	71	1.58
Sep 2018	45	117	2.6	50	1.11
Sep 2017	45	126	2.8	57	1.27
Sep 2016 *	45	135	3.0	68	1.51
Sep 2015 *	30	134	4.5	53	1.77
Sep 2014 *	30	89	3.0	27	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 93% · Maths 89% → all three 89% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard89%4th of 223 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Nottinghamshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Nottinghamshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Nottinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Nottinghamshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Nottinghamshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Nottinghamshire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	89%	16%	108	106
2023/24	89%	11%	107	108
2022/23	90%	23%	107	107

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

Mapplewells Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

3.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Huthwaite All Saints Church of England Infant and Nursery School
1.4 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

2.0applications per place
Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School
1.5 km · Nottinghamshire

Requires significant improvement 2025

1.8applications per place 20%met the SATs standard
Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy
1.8 km · Nottinghamshire

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Woodland View Primary and Nursery School
2.0 km · Nottinghamshire

Not yet inspected

2.5applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Croft Primary School
2.0 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Greenwood Primary and Nursery School
2.0 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Priestsic Primary and Nursery School
2.1 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2022

2.9applications per place 42%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144322 · 891/2120
Trust: Flying High Trust
Capacity: 315 pupils · 340 on roll
Free school meals: 12.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2017
Replaced: Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School (URN 122458)
Address: Henning Lane, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 1HU
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Ashfield

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