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Mount CofE Primary School

Primary · Newark · NG24 1EW

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Requires improvement

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 1 April 2025

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At a glance

195 pupils · 93% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
36.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
23.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.mountcofeprimary.co.uk
URN
148715

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 15 families named it first for 15 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold 3 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2024 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 1 April 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Requires improvement. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 15.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

15 places offered · 15 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

22 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
24%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
102
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
95
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school24%
Median of its 12 closest peers68.5%
Nottinghamshire average63.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Mersey Primary AcademyHull · 51 miles awayNo current grade80%
St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary SchoolOldham · 61 miles awayGood72%
St Paul's Catholic Primary SchoolPortsmouth · 154 miles awayGood73%
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary SchoolBlyth · 144 miles awayNeeds attention47%
Outwood Primary Academy DarfieldBarnsley · 39 miles awayGood76%
Senacre Wood Primary SchoolMaidstone · 139 miles awayGood (2016)63%
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon StreetSt Helens · 85 miles awayNeeds attention60%
King's Lander Primary AcademyLiverpool · 94 miles awayGood60%
St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolWolverhampton · 64 miles awayGood31%
Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolStafford · 58 miles awayStrong standard100%
St Cuthbert's Catholic AcademyBlackpool · 105 miles awayGood66%
Killisick Junior SchoolNottingham · 14 miles awayGood71%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White Gypsy/Roma 55% (Nottinghamshire 0%, England 0%) · White British 18% (Nottinghamshire 75%, England 60%) · Any other White background 14% (Nottinghamshire 6%, England 7%) · Black African 5% (Nottinghamshire 3%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 3% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 4%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 2%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
15.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
54.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.45 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Nottinghamshire: 1.57 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
23.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £49,947; 33.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,658
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 83% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 4% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £18,000; in-year balance +£17,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher27.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications21.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work24.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways20.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health42.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier35.8%62.3%
Social housing19.6%17.1%
Privately rented44.4%20.5%
Detached houses7.1%22.9%
Flats41.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms6.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van40.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01028310 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£160,000447 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£131,000–£210,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (32)£281,000
Semi-detached (101)£195,000
Terraced (235)£150,000
Flat (79)£124,000

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
7an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
52an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
15an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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