Gunthorpe CofE Primary School

Gunthorpe CofE Primary School is performing well, demonstrating a strong standard of education with a positive culture and high expectations for both attendance and behavior. The school has implemented an ambitious curriculum that prepares children effectively for their future learning while ensuring strong early years education. Notably, pupils exhibit a high level of respect and demonstrate positive self-control, contributing to a conducive learning environment. However, there is a need for further evaluation of strategies for disadvantaged pupils to enhance their academic achievement, especially in light of recent concerns regarding the higher standards in reading at key stage 2.

Strengths

• Positive culture of safeguarding ensuring pupils feel safe.
• High attendance rates above the national average.
• Well-organized and ambitious curriculum in early years.
• Strong emphasis on communication skills and vocabulary development.
• Effective partnerships with parents and external agencies.
• High expectations set for behavior and academic achievement.
• Robust support systems for special educational needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent implementation of adaptations for pupils' needs.
• Lack of clarity in evaluating the impact of additional funding.

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 Gunthorpe CofE Primary School attended 96.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.8% 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 Gunthorpe CofE 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 Gunthorpe CofE Primary School had 16.4 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, 8.5% of pupils at Gunthorpe CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.4% 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 2024–25 Gunthorpe CofE Primary School received £8,362 and spent £8,243 for each of its 73 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £111,000 (£1,521 per pupil).

Across all 14 schools of Aspire and Shine Education Trust, income was £7,155 and spending £6,954 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Gunthorpe CofE Primary School is part of Aspire and Shine Education Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• East Bridgford St Peters Church of England Academy Nottingham
• Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Nottingham
• Sir John Sherbrooke Junior School Nottingham
• Langar CofE Primary School Nottingham
• Scotholme Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) Nottingham
• John Hunt Academy Newark
• Muskham Primary School Newark
• Winthorpe Primary School Newark
• Oak Tree Primary School Mansfield

What is Gunthorpe CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Gunthorpe CofE Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was Gunthorpe CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Gunthorpe CofE Primary School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does Gunthorpe CofE Primary School have?

Gunthorpe CofE Primary School has 71 pupils on roll.

What age range does Gunthorpe CofE Primary School cover?

Gunthorpe CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Gunthorpe CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Gunthorpe CofE Primary School?

Gunthorpe CofE Primary School is at Davids Lane, Gunthorpe, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG14 7EW.