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Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School

Academy converter · Nottingham · NG15 8GA

Ages 5–11 · 102 pupils · Nottinghamshire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

83%

Overall absence

4.4%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2020-02-11

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)83%
Higher standard (RWM)17%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.9%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
3.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.0%
Enrolments in measure
101

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

17

Places offered

17

1st-preference offers

17

Total preferences (any rank)
62
Preferred offers (top 3)
17
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill86%

102 pupils · 119 places

Pupils on roll
102
Boys / girls
58 / 44
School capacity
119
Capacity fill
102 / 119 (86%)
Free school meals
16.7%
FSM pupils
17
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Southwell
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Diocese Of Southwell and Nottingham Multi-Academy Trust
Headteacher
Co Headteacher Rachel Hodge Natasha Murray

Location

Address
Quarry Lane, Linby
Postcode
NG15 8GA
Town
Nottingham
County
Nottinghamshire
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
District
Gedling
Constituency
Sherwood Forest
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 5–11, in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 102 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 16.7%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Southwell.

Open schools in Nottingham
309
Primary schools in Nottingham
226
Academies among open schools in Nottingham
60% (185)
Open schools in NG15
17
Primary in NG15
14
Open schools in Nottinghamshire LA
371
Primary in Nottinghamshire LA
286

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Leen Mills Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG15 8BZ · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM22.5%
    • Demand0.86

    0.9 miles away

  • Hillside Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG15 6LW · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM18.7%
    • Demand1.05

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  • Newstead Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG15 0BB · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence8.3%
    • FSM48.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.5 miles away

  • Broomhill Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG15 6AJ · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM53.3%

    2.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Co Headteacher Rachel Hodge Natasha Murray
Telephone
01159634282
Website
http://www.linby.snmat.org.uk/

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