Nassington Primary School

Nassington Primary School maintains its status as a good school, reflecting a positive learning environment where pupils engage actively and support one another. The school successfully implements an ambitious curriculum focused on building knowledge over time, particularly excelling in phonics training. Pupils demonstrate maturity in their interactions and feel secure, with a strong appreciation for the caring staff and a comprehensive approach to their broader development through various extracurricular opportunities. However, there are areas needing improvement, particularly in ensuring all subjects are taught effectively and that learning checks provide precise feedback to staff. The support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) could be more specific. Overall, while the school features many commendable qualities, attention is required to enhance its educational consistency.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy their learning and demonstrate maturity in interactions.
• The school has designed an ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum.
• Phonics is a high priority, with effective checks on learning.
• Small-group teaching helps struggling pupils catch up quickly.
• Broad extracurricular offerings support pupils' leadership and social skills.
• Staff feel valued and supported by school leadership.

Areas for Improvement

• Not all subjects are taught effectively, leading to gaps in learning.
• Some learning checks do not provide precise enough feedback for teachers.
• SEND support documents lack specific information needed for precise provision.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Nassington Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.4% of pupils at Nassington Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Nassington Primary School had 20.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 32.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.5% of pupils at Nassington Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Nassington Primary School received £10,423 and spent £10,459 for each of its 62 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £124,000 (£2,001 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Nassington Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Nassington Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Nassington Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Nassington Primary School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Nassington Primary School have?

Nassington Primary School has 62 pupils on roll.

What age range does Nassington Primary School cover?

Nassington Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Nassington Primary School?

Nassington Primary School is at Church Street, Nassington, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE8 6QG.