Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School
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Academy converter in Nottingham, NG15 8GA, taking ages 5 to 11, 102 on roll.
Will an address get in?
In the 2025/26 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School lived 2.427 miles away, according to Nottinghamshire. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close on 15 January 2027, with offers on 16 April 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.
The circle is 2.427 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2025/26. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 102 pupils in 119 places (86% full) |
| Trust | DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Nottinghamshire |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Requires improvement, inspected 08 March 2020 |
| Meeting the expected standard | 79.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 79.0% |
| 2023/24 | 83.0% |
| 2022/23 | 89.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School
| Girls and boys | 43.1% girls, 56.9% boys |
| English as an additional language | 1.0% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 16.7% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School
How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school →
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 2.427 miles the school admitted from in 2025/26, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is NG15 at £190,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| NG15 | Ashfield | 0.8 mi | £190,000 142 sales |
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
The fee-paying alternative
Weighing Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around NG15: ages, selection, and how full each one is →
Checking the house as well as the school
The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.
Common questions
What is the catchment area for Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School?
Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2025/26 lived 2.427 miles away, per Nottinghamshire.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 2.427 miles was enough in 2025/26. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings and faith criteria ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
Every Nottinghamshire school's distance
All Nottinghamshire schools with a published admission distance, tightest first →
How school admissions actually work, and what the distance means →
Admission distance published by Nottinghamshire. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.
Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy | Primary | 0.52 mi 2025/26 | 0.8 mi |
| Beardall Fields Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2.03 mi 2025/26 | 1.1 mi |
| Hillside Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 1.21 mi 2025/26 | 1.4 mi |
| Butler's Hill Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 2.8 mi 2025/26 | 2.0 mi |
| Abbey Gates Primary School | Primary | 1.17 mi 2025/26 | 2.4 mi |
| Annesley Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2.33 mi 2025/26 | 2.4 mi |