Queen Eleanor Primary School
Harby, Newark, NG23 7EQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Shelly Wright
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newark
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 80
- Pupils on roll
- 66
- URN
- 122645
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01522703428
About this school
Queen Eleanor Primary School is a community primary school in Newark. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 66 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 67% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 11% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 89% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 67% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 67% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Queen Eleanor 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 | 57% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63 |
| 2023/24 | 68 |
| 2024/25 | 73 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Queen Eleanor Primary School compares
Queen Eleanor Primary School ranked 110th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.7% | 21.3% | 66 | — |
| Eagle Community Primary School | 50% | 5.1% | 24.2% | 56 | 2.5 miles |
| Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School | 60% | 5.1% | 15.8% | 192 | 2.6 miles |
| St Lawrence Church of England Primary School | 75% | 5.4% | 14.9% | 196 | 2.9 miles |
| Saxilby Church of England Primary School | 65% | 4.5% | 20.1% | 354 | 2.9 miles |
| St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy | 49% | 4.4% | 28.2% | 267 | 3.2 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.31%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.68%
- Persistent absence
- 8.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eagle Community Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Saxilby Church of England Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy3.2 miles
Primary · Lincoln
Other schools in Newark
Queen Eleanor Primary School ranks 11th 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
- Chuter Ede 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Queen Eleanor Primary School teach?
- Queen Eleanor Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Newark.
- Who is the headteacher of Queen Eleanor Primary School?
- The headteacher of Queen Eleanor Primary School is Mrs Shelly Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Queen Eleanor Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Queen Eleanor 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 Queen Eleanor Primary School?
- Queen Eleanor Primary School has 66 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Queen Eleanor Primary School full?
- Queen Eleanor Primary School has capacity for 80 pupils and 66 on roll (83%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Queen Eleanor Primary School a faith school?
- No. Queen Eleanor Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Queen Eleanor Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Queen Eleanor Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Queen Eleanor Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Queen Eleanor Primary School rank locally?
- Queen Eleanor Primary School ranked 110th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Queen Eleanor Primary School's absence rate?
- Queen Eleanor Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Queen Eleanor Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queen Eleanor 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 15 July 2026.