Primary school

Sutton Bonington Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Nottinghamshire
  • LE12 5NH
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2011

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,271 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 22%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 56%56%2016/17: top 44%2017/18: top 38%2018/19: top 73%2022/23: top 56%2023/24: top 84%2024/25: top 22%No exams

Against East Midlands

Expected standard, RWM75% · East Midlands 63%Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM13% · East Midlands 6%Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score108 · East Midlands 105Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score106 · East Midlands 104Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 52% · 21 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 66% · 29 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 71% · 28 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 58% · 24 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 59% · 27 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 46% · 13 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 75% · 16 pupils · East Midlands 63%75%46%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 21 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 14% · 29 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 18% · 28 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 0% · 24 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 19% · 27 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 15% · 13 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 13% · 16 pupils · East Midlands 6%19%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 21 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 105 · 29 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 106 · 28 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 104 · 24 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 105 · 27 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 106 · 13 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 108 · 16 pupils · East Midlands 105108104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 21 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 102 · 29 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 104 · 28 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 103 · 24 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 104 · 27 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 102 · 13 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 106 · 16 pupils · East Midlands 104106102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
17 of 17 who put it first2014 · 87.1%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1717
2nd60
3rd40

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2019

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  4. 2019Remains Goodas predecessor

30 strong areas

  • Pupils' attainment
  • Pupils' attendance
  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils
  • The extent to which pupils feel safe
  • The use of assessment to support learning
  • The effectiveness of safeguarding procedures
  • Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils
  • The effectiveness of care, guidance and support
  • The school's capacity for sustained improvement
  • The quality of pupils' learning and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils adopt healthy lifestyles
  • The leadership and management of teaching and learning
  • Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion
  • The effectiveness of the school's engagement with parents and carers
  • The effectiveness of partnerships in promoting learning and well-being
  • The extent of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
  • The extent to which pupils contribute to the school and wider community
  • The effectiveness of leadership and management of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school deploys resources to achieve value for money
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes equality of opportunity and tackles discrimination
  • The extent to which the curriculum meets pupils' needs, including, where relevant, through partnerships
  • The quality of learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being
  • The effectiveness of the governing body in challenging and supporting the school so that weaknesses are tackled decisively...

0 weak areas

30 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026160
Free school meals (past 6 years)11.8%
First language not English5.2%
SEN support9.8%
EHC plan0.0%
Absence (sessions missed)3.6%
Persistently absent pupils3.6%

Girls 47.7%Boys 52.3%

76.2% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.9
Pupils per adult12.8
  • Classroom teachers 7.5
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 3
  • Other support 3.4

Teachers 9.5 FTE · Whole workforce 15.8 · 29 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,085
Spend per pupil£6,667
Staff spend per pupil£5,405
Reserve per pupil−£320
  • −£49,000revenue reserve
  • −£89,000in-year balance

Grants £5,889 · self-generated £301 · premises £229 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: EQUALS TRUST (18 academies) · trust reserve £877,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it