Huthwaite All Saints Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Huthwaite

Ofsted's report card from its 3 March 2026 inspection grades Huthwaite All Saints Church of England Infant and Nursery School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils make secure progress as they move through the school."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Attendance is improving because leaders know families well and respond quickly, when patterns of concern begin to appear."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear understanding of the strengths of the curriculum and what still needs to improve."

Early years - Expected standard. "Many children start in the early years needing extra support with communication, language and social development."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Staff identify pupils' additional needs quickly, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders know the school very well and have a clear understanding of what is working effectively and what still needs to improve."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school gives pupils many opportunities to think about themselves, their feelings and the choices they make."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that all staff have the expertise to teach the curriculum effectively, including in play-based learning, and that high expectations for letter formation are taught and applied consistently across the school"; "Leaders should continue to work with external agencies to ensure that attendance further improves, particularly for pupils in receipt of pupil premium funding and those who face barriers to their wellbeing"; "Teachers should ensure that pupils recall the breadth of the school's personal development programme, so they can draw on what they have learned about kindness, safety and healthy relationships in their daily lives".

For September 2026 entry, 30 families put Huthwaite All Saints Church of England Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 61 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Huthwaite All Saints Church of England Infant and Nursery School are Woodland View Primary and Nursery School (0.5 miles, 67% reading, 54% maths); Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 89% maths); St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 57% reading, 67% maths); and Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School (1.3 miles, 44% reading, 38% maths).

Huthwaite All Saints Church of England Infant and Nursery School is one of 24 schools run by Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

16 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Huthwaite All Saints Church of England Infant and Nursery School (as of April 2026): 94% would recommend the school and 94% say their child is happy there.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (81%).

11.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (76%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 11 pupils (10.1%) received SEN support and 2 (1.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Huthwaite All Saints Church of England Infant and Nursery School had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 8 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Sutton Parkway Rail Station, about 2.5 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Churchmead (opposite), 100 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 67 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Nottinghamshire (101).

Huthwaite All Saints Church of England Infant and Nursery School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Huthwaite All Saints Church of England Infant and Nursery School are Quarrydale Academy (1.7 miles) and Ashfield Comprehensive School (1.8 miles).