Kirklington Primary School
School Lane, Kirklington, Newark, NG22 8NG
This school is closed (it closed in June 2025).
It was replaced by Kirklington Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracy Burn-Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newark
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 103
- URN
- 122653
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
About this school
Kirklington Primary School was a community primary school in Newark. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 103 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Kirklington Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 7 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 43% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 14% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 57% | 53% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 71% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 57% | 47% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Kirklington 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 | 74% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 104 |
| 2024/25 | 103 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kirklington Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 7.4% | 27.2% | 103 | — |
| Kirklington Primary School | — | — | — | 79 | 0.0 miles |
| Farnsfield St Michael's Church of England Primary School | 67% | 3.7% | 5.5% | 302 | 1.7 miles |
| Halam Church of England Primary School | 77% | 4.8% | 6.4% | 61 | 1.8 miles |
| Lowe's Wong Infant School | — | 3.9% | 9.5% | 140 | 2.5 miles |
| Lowe's Wong Anglican Methodist Junior School | — | — | — | 293 | 2.5 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)
- 27.17%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.4%
- Persistent absence
- 21.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kirklington Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Newark
-
Farnsfield St Michael's Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Farnsfield
-
Halam Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Newark
-
Lowe's Wong Infant School2.5 miles
Primary · Southwell
-
Lowe's Wong Anglican Methodist Junior School2.5 miles
Primary · Southwell
Other 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 ages does Kirklington Primary School teach?
- Kirklington Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Newark.
- Has Kirklington Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Kirklington Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Kirklington Primary School?
- Kirklington Primary School had 103 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Kirklington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Kirklington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kirklington 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 8 July 2025.