Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School, Sutton-in-Ashfield
Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Sutton-in-Ashfield, part of Flying High Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 2nd-highest of the 12 schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield with published results, and 1,291st of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2013)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Nottinghamshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School in detail
Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We are delighted to welcome you to Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School. Mapplewells School is about happy children all working together to achieve their personal best in all areas of school life. We have high expectations of all pupils and so we strive to offer the best education delivered by challenging and supportive teachers and teaching assistants."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care, from £5.00 per session.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School reached the expected standard in reading and 89% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Nottinghamshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (91% in reading, 89% in maths).
Getting a place at Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School
For September 2026 entry, 54 families put Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School as their first choice and 131 named it as one of their preferences, for 50 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School are St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 57% reading, 67% maths); Huthwaite All Saints Church of England Infant and Nursery School (0.9 miles); Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School (0.9 miles, 44% reading, 38% maths); and Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy (1.1 miles, Good, 75% reading, 71% maths).
Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary SchoolHuthwaite All Saints Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolBrierley Forest Primary and Nursery SchoolLeamington Primary and Nursery Academy
The trust
Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School is one of 39 schools run by Flying High Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
58 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School (as of September 2025): 83% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 33% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (33%).
Who goes there
12.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 34 pupils (10%) received SEN support and 6 (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 speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Sutton Parkway Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Henning Lane (opposite), 90 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School issued 1 suspension, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School are Ashfield Comprehensive School (0.9 miles), Sutton Community Academy (1.1 miles) and Quarrydale Academy (1.4 miles).
Ashfield Comprehensive SchoolSutton Community AcademyQuarrydale Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from December 2013, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This school excels at helping all children succeed, especially those who need extra support. Pupils develop into thoughtful, well-rounded young people who show respect and kindness to one another. The school creates an inspiring learning environment where children are excited about their education and develop strong reading, writing and mathematics skills from an early age.
Key Strengths
- Rich, ambitious curriculum equally strong across all subjects and accessible to all pupils
- Excellent behaviour and strong positive relationships throughout the school
- Outstanding provision for wider personal development through the 'Learning for Life' curriculum
- Systematic phonics approach to reading with strong support for those who need extra help
- Staff have strong subject knowledge that brings learning to life
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Curriculum crew roles, eco leaders, diversity leaders, enrichment experiences
Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School is an outstanding school where pupils are happy, highly motivated learners who achieve consistently high academic standards. The school provides an ambitious, rich curriculum built around memory, opportunities, vocabulary and equality, with exceptional support for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs.
At a Glance
12.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
58 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 93% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 89% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 93% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.9
Avg class size
27.8
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
10
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School
Visit to the Holocaust Centre
22 Sep 2026
The Big Sing & Dance
20 Jul 2026
F1 final outcome
20 Jul 2026
Sports Day
13 Jul 2026
Little Sing
13 Jul 2026
F2 stay & play
6 Jul 2026
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Term dates
Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Nottinghamshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School is in Nottinghamshire; for families living there:
- Nottinghamshire's school travel policy: Under 16 Transport Policy 2026-2027
- How to apply: Apply for under 16 travel assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Nottinghamshire is 10 (the median across 370 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
313 pupils
315 places
2 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Sutton-in-Ashfield
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Sutton-in-Ashfield
Across Nottinghamshire council
Places available
10,513
Applications
7,912
Got 1st preference
99.1%
Got preferred school
99.7%
All primary applications across Nottinghamshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
34
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
11.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
340
Total Pupils
173
Boys
167
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
22.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£41,296
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,955
Per pupil
£1730k
Total funding
£71k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.1%
Overall absence
4.0%
Persistent absence
272
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School
Questions parents ask about Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School
What are SATs results like at Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School?
Of the pupils at Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 93% reached the expected standard in reading and 89% did so in maths.
What is Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2013, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School?
No fixed boundary. When Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School is oversubscribed, Nottinghamshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School?
Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School?
Classes at Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School average 28.9 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School?
Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School has around 340 pupils on roll. 12% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School?
3.1% of sessions were missed at Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School in 2024/25. 4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School?
Apply through Nottinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Nottinghamshire is 10 (the median across 370 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School?
Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School is at Henning Lane, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 1HU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)