Mount CofE Primary School
Kings Road, Newark, NG24 1EW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Christine Turner
- Diocese
- Diocese of Southwell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Diocese Of Southwell and Nottingham Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Newark
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 195
- URN
- 148715
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01636688166
About this school
Mount CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Newark. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 195 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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 27% | 24% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 32% | 32% | 41% |
| Expected standard in maths | 14% | 32% | 24% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 18% | 27% | 23% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 96.0 | 97.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 94.0 | 96.0 | 95.0 |
| Reading progress | -8.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -9.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -9.10 | - | - |
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 Mount CofE 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 | 14% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 27% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 24% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 15.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mount CofE Primary School compares
Mount CofE Primary School ranked 222nd of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 24% | 13.9% | 38% | 195 | — |
| Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School | — | 5% | 32.6% | 146 | 0.3 miles |
| Christ Church C of E Primary School | 31% | 6.9% | 33.5% | 213 | 0.5 miles |
| Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy | 33% | 6% | 20.2% | 248 | 0.6 miles |
| Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school | 62% | 5.1% | 30% | 593 | 0.7 miles |
| The King's Church of England Primary Academy | 42% | 6.4% | 46.4% | 227 | 0.8 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)
- 37.99%
- English as an additional language
- 23.5%
- Overall absence
- 13.86%
- Persistent absence
- 50.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Newark
-
Christ Church C of E Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newark-on-Trent
-
Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Newark
-
Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school0.7 miles
Primary · Newark
-
The King's Church of England Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Newark
Other schools in Newark
Mount CofE Primary School ranks 26th 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 Mount CofE Primary School teach?
- Mount CofE Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Newark.
- Who is the headteacher of Mount CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Mount CofE Primary School is Mrs Christine Turner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mount CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mount CofE 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 Mount CofE Primary School?
- Mount CofE Primary School has 195 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Mount CofE Primary School full?
- Mount CofE Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 195 on roll (93%), 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 Mount CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Mount CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Southwell.
- Does Mount CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mount CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Mount CofE Primary School?
- Mount CofE Primary School is part of DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Mount CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 14% in 2022/23 and 24% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mount CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Mount CofE Primary School ranked 222nd of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mount CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Mount CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 13.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mount CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mount CofE 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 10 July 2026.