Keresley Newland Primary Academy

About Keresley Newland Primary Academy

Keresley Newland Primary Academy is a school that local families are actively choosing, with 25 first-preference applications for 26 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, making it oversubscribed with a ratio of 1.27 applicants per place. This level of demand suggests a solid reputation among parents in the Nuneaton and Bedworth area, though the school does not publish a parent-view recommend percentage to back that up directly. The school is a state primary for mixed genders aged 3 to 11, with a nursery provision attached, and it operates under headteacher Nicola Penlington. With 192 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210, there is a small amount of spare capacity, but the oversubscription figure indicates that for the coming year, not every applicant could be accommodated at first preference. The school has no religious character and serves a community where 41.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure well above the national average and a key part of its intake profile.

Academically, Keresley Newland’s most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023 rated it Good across all categories, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision. This is a significant improvement from its previous inspection in 2018, when the school was rated Inadequate overall. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined, which is below the Warwickshire local authority average of 62%. Individual subject scores show 65% reaching the expected standard in reading and maths, and 70% in writing. The proportion achieving the higher standard in all three subjects was just 5%, with reading at 20% and maths at 10%. The school’s average scaled scores were 103 in reading and 102 in maths. In the local authority rankings, Keresley Newland sits 19th out of 25 primary schools in Nuneaton and Bedworth, placing it in the bottom half of its immediate area.

The school offers a practical range of facilities including playing fields, a dining hall, an ICT suite, an outdoor playground, a sensory room, forest school provision, and art studios. Sports on offer include athletics, swimming, netball, gymnastics, cricket, and cross country, while clubs extend to coding, eco club, choir, science club, and film club. For families with children who have special educational needs, the school lists provisions for a broad spectrum of needs, including specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate and severe learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, multi-sensory impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. This makes it a potentially strong fit for families seeking an inclusive local primary with a clear focus on SEND support, though the academic outcomes are below the LA average. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is The Canons C of E Primary School, 4.2 km away, which may be a consideration for parents prioritising top-tier Ofsted grades.

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