Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School
Brownlows Hill, Coddington, Newark, NG24 2QA
This school is closed (it closed in February 2025).
It was replaced by Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs R Major
- Diocese
- Diocese of Southwell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newark
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 391
- URN
- 122754
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
About this school
Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Newark. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 391 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery 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 | 55 | 60 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 72% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 82% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 85% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 87% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery 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 | 65% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 412 |
| 2023/24 | 383 |
| 2024/25 | 391 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.2% | 10.1% | 391 | — |
| Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School | — | — | — | 409 | 0.0 miles |
| Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school | 62% | 5.1% | 30% | 593 | 1.6 miles |
| Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy | 63% | 6.5% | 26.9% | 195 | 1.8 miles |
| Chuter Ede Primary School | 64% | 4.9% | 16.3% | 615 | 1.8 miles |
| Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School | — | 5% | 32.6% | 146 | 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)
- 10.14%
- English as an additional language
- 8.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.17%
- Persistent absence
- 9.29%
Location
Nearby schools
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Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Newark
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Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school1.6 miles
Primary · Newark
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Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Newark
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Chuter Ede Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Newark
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Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School1.8 miles
Primary · Newark
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 year groups does Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Newark.
- Has Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery 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 big is Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School?
- Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School had 391 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery 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.