Chuter Ede Primary School
Wolfit Avenue, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3PQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Bernadette Hunter
- Constituency
- Newark
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 615
- URN
- 122612
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01636683550
About this school
Chuter Ede Primary School is a community primary school in Newark. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 615 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 89 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 69% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 78% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 84% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 87% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Chuter Ede Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 609 |
| 2023/24 | 611 |
| 2024/25 | 620 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chuter Ede Primary School compares
Chuter Ede Primary School ranked 133rd of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.9% | 16.3% | 615 | — |
| John Hunt Academy | 45% | 4.3% | 33.4% | 350 | 0.5 miles |
| Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school | 62% | 5.1% | 30% | 593 | 1.3 miles |
| The Sir Donald Bailey Academy | 75% | 6% | 58.4% | 507 | 1.3 miles |
| The King's Church of England Primary Academy | 42% | 6.4% | 46.4% | 227 | 1.5 miles |
| Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School | — | — | — | 409 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.29%
- English as an additional language
- 11.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.94%
- Persistent absence
- 12.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
John Hunt Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Newark
-
Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school1.3 miles
Primary · Newark
-
The Sir Donald Bailey Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Newark
-
The King's Church of England Primary Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Newark
-
Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School1.8 miles
Primary · Newark
Other schools in Newark
Chuter Ede Primary School ranks 13th of the 26 ranked primary schools in Newark.
- All Saints Anglican/Methodist Primary School Primary
- Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school Primary
- Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy Primary
- Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy Primary
- Caunton Dean Hole CofE Primary School Primary
- Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Dunham-on-Trent CofE Primary School Primary
- East Markham Primary School Primary
- Flintham Primary School Primary
- Halam Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- John Blow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Chuter Ede Primary School teach?
- Chuter Ede Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Newark.
- Who is the headteacher of Chuter Ede Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chuter Ede Primary School is Mrs Bernadette Hunter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chuter Ede Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chuter Ede Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Chuter Ede Primary School?
- Chuter Ede Primary School has 615 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Chuter Ede Primary School full?
- Chuter Ede Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 615 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chuter Ede Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chuter Ede Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chuter Ede Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Chuter Ede Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Chuter Ede Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chuter Ede Primary School rank locally?
- Chuter Ede Primary School ranked 133rd of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chuter Ede Primary School's absence rate?
- Chuter Ede Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chuter Ede Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chuter Ede Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.