Newdigate Primary and Nursery School

About Newdigate Primary and Nursery School

Newdigate Primary and Nursery School’s headline KS2 results sit slightly below the Warwickshire local authority average, but the gap is narrow. The school’s proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined is 60%, compared with the LA average of 62%. That two-point difference places it in the bottom half of primary schools nationally, at the 57th percentile, and 88th out of 196 similar schools in the county. Within its own borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth, it ranks 13th out of 25 schools. The school’s overall Ofsted rating of Good, confirmed in a July 2024 inspection, is consistent with its previous Good rating from 2015, and every graded area — quality of education, behaviour, personal development, leadership and early years provision — was judged Good. So while academic outcomes are a touch below the LA norm, the school is performing solidly across the board.

Looking closer at the 2023/24 KS2 results, the picture is mixed by subject. In maths, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard and the average score was 103, which is in line with national expectations. Reading was slightly weaker, with 68% at the expected standard and an average score of 102. Writing saw 74% meet the expected standard, the strongest of the three. However, the proportion reaching the higher standard in all three subjects was just 2%, and only 13% hit the higher standard in maths. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it’s hard to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The school serves a community with high disadvantage — 44% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average — which may partly explain the modest headline figures. The early years provision was also rated Good, and the school has a nursery for two-year-olds.

Newdigate is a popular school in the area, oversubscribed for the 2025/26 reception intake with 78 applications for 35 places, and 34 first-preference offers made. It has a strong range of facilities for a primary, including a sensory room, art and music studios, a gymnasium, sports hall, ICT suite and even a chapel. Sports on offer include netball, athletics, rounders, gymnastics and dance, and clubs include gardening, book club, choir and drama. The school’s SEND provision is notably broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, speech and language needs, visual impairment, physical disability, social and emotional mental health, and autistic spectrum disorder. For families looking for a well-equipped, inclusive primary with nursery provision and a Good Ofsted rating, Newdigate is a solid local option — particularly if you value a broad range of facilities and SEND support over top-tier academic results.

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