Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School

Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School continues to demonstrate a solid performance as a good school, as confirmed by its latest inspection. Pupils display pride in their school and foster a supportive environment, with students of various ages looking out for one another. The leadership team is focused not only on academics but also on nurturing important personal characteristics, contributing to a nurturing atmosphere appreciated by parents. The curriculum is broad and thoughtfully constructed, enabling students to build knowledge sequentially, particularly in subjects like computing. The school has a strong focus on inclusivity and the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well understood and supported.

Strengths

• Pupils have strong relationships with adults and feel safe in school.
• The curriculum is broad and balanced, with key knowledge identified in most subjects.
• Teachers are knowledgeable and provide clear explanations for intended learning.
• Early years education is strong, helping children to communicate and learn effectively.
• Good phonics program ensures pupils learn to read with confidence.
• The school promotes inclusivity and understanding of diversity.
• Strong partnership with the local community and various engagement activities.

Areas for Improvement

• In a small number of subjects, the curriculum is not fully developed, lacking precision in key knowledge.
• Some teachers do not adapt lesson plans effectively to meet all pupils' needs.

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 Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.5% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery 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 Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School had 20.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 11.6% of pupils at Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.6% 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 Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School received £7,401 and spent £7,526 for each of its 126 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £231,000 (£1,841 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 Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School have?

Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School has 129 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School cover?

Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School?

Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School is at Church Street, Sutton-on-Trent, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG23 6PD.