Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School

Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School is a small Church of England village school within Southwell and Nottingham Multi Academy Trust. Inspectors found that the school is meeting expected standards across all inspected areas, and safeguarding standards are met. Pupils are well behaved, attend well and feel safe, and leaders have created a caring, values-led environment. Published outcomes at the end of key stage 2 in 2025 were above national averages in reading, writing and mathematics, and disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND are generally supported to achieve well. Strengths include a broad, ambitious curriculum, effective phonics and mathematics teaching, strong pastoral care and personal development, and good support for pupils with SEND. Governance and trust support are effective, and staff feel valued. The main areas for development are consistency in the wider curriculum: teachers do not always check pupils’ understanding closely enough, gaps in some subjects are not addressed quickly, and leaders’ checks of improvement impact are not sharp enough. In early years, staff do not always use play and independent learning to extend children’s language and thinking as well as they could.

Strengths

• Pupils, including those with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, usually achieve well and grow in confidence.
• Published key stage 2 outcomes in 2025 were above national averages in reading, writing and mathematics.
• Phonics and mathematics teaching are strong, with pupils building secure foundations and fluency.
• Pupils attend well, behave well and feel safe; bullying and discriminatory behaviour are rare and dealt with quickly.
• The curriculum is broad and ambitious, with clear priority given to reading, writing and mathematics.
• Inclusion is effective: pupils’ needs are identified early and support is put in place so they can learn alongside peers.
• Personal development is well planned and rooted in Christian values, with a wide range of experiences and leadership opportunities.
• Leadership and governance are effective, with appropriate support and challenge and strong trust support.
• Staff feel valued and supported, and leaders consider workload and wellbeing.

Areas for Improvement

• Achievement is not yet consistent across all subjects in the wider curriculum.
• Teachers do not always check pupils’ understanding closely enough.
• In some wider subjects, gaps in pupils’ knowledge are not always addressed quickly enough.
• Early years staff do not always make full use of play and independent learning to extend children’s language and thinking.
• Staff interactions in early years do not always promote children’s vocabulary development as well as they could.
• Leaders’ checks do not yet show clearly enough how well support helps all pupils make progress across all subjects.
• Some checks of the impact of improvement work are not sharp enough, especially in the wider curriculum.
• Leaders do not yet gather detailed enough information to measure the full impact of the personal development programme.

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 Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.3% 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 Linby Cum Papplewick 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 Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School had 21.3 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, 7.8% of pupils at Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% 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 Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School received £7,067 and spent £6,741 for each of its 108 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £124,000 (£1,152 per pupil).

Across all 23 schools of Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,940 and spending £8,035 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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All schools in Nottingham · Nottinghamshire local authority: places and applications

Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School is part of Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 24 schools. The nearest others:

• Hucknall National Church of England Primary School Nottingham
• Burntstump Seely CofE Primary Academy Nottingham
• Selston Church of England Infant and Nursery School Nottingham
• St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Mansfield Mansfield
• St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School Sutton-In-Ashfield
• Sherwood Church Academy Mansfield
• Huthwaite All Saints Church of England Infant and Nursery School Huthwaite
• St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Edwinstowe Mansfield
• Cotgrave Church of England Primary School Nottingham
• Kneesall CofE Primary Academy Select

What is Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School have?

Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School has 102 pupils on roll.

What age range does Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School cover?

Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School?

Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School is at Quarry Lane, Linby, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG15 8GA.