Bleasby Church of England Primary School

About Bleasby Church of England Primary School

Bleasby Church of England Primary School is a state primary in Nottinghamshire, sitting within the Newark and Sherwood borough. In the local authority’s rankings for KS2 reading, writing and maths combined at the expected standard, it places 7th out of 32 schools, putting it in the top 25% of its type locally. The top-performing peers in the same LA include John Blow Primary School, Harworth CofE Academy and Bunny CofE Primary School. With 135 pupils on roll against a capacity of 157, the school is comfortably sized but clearly popular: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 41 applications for 19 places, an oversubscription ratio of 2.16, and made 18 offers to first-preference families. The school has a Church of England religious character and is led by headteacher Russyn Cast. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in 2023, confirmed it remains Good, though the previous graded inspection in 2019 rated it Good overall, with Good marks for leadership, management and early years provision.

Academically, Bleasby performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 KS2 assessments, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Nottinghamshire LA average of 61%. The school also saw strong results in individual subjects: 88% met expectations in maths, 83% in writing and 79% in reading. At the higher standard, 17% achieved the combined benchmark, with maths leading at 38% and reading at 42%. Average scaled scores sat at 107 for both reading and maths, comfortably above the national baseline of 100. The school’s national ranking for the combined expected standard places it in the top 20% of all primary schools in England. Progress measures are not available in the data, but the attainment figures alone suggest solid teaching across the core subjects, particularly in maths and reading.

The school offers a broad set of facilities including a library, ICT suite, sports hall, music rooms, art studios, playing fields and a chapel. Sports on offer include athletics, netball, cross country and football, and clubs extend to film, gardening and choir. For families with children who have additional needs, Bleasby lists SEND provisions covering specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, visual impairment, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. There is no nursery or sixth form provision, and it is not a boarding school. Given its strong local reputation, above-average outcomes and oversubscribed admissions, Bleasby is a good fit for families in the Newark and Sherwood area who prioritise academic attainment within a Church of England primary setting, though early application is essential.

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