Schools in Newark

About schools in Newark

Most of the 43 schools listed in Newark are primary schools. Its five secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another two schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

61%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 26 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

42.7

average Attainment 8 score, across the 5 schools with published results

Primary schools35

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• All Saints Anglican/Methodist Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Caunton Dean Hole CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

• Chuter Ede Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Dunham-on-Trent CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5 to 11

  40%

  expected standard
• East Markham Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Flintham Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Halam Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  33%

  expected standard
• John Blow Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• John Hunt Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  45%

  expected standard
• Kirklington Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Long Bennington Church of England Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

• Maun Infant and Nursery School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 7

• Mount CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  24%

  expected standard
• Muskham Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• North Clifton Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

• Norwell CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Queen Eleanor Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• St Matthew's CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• St Peter's Crosskeys CofE Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• The Claypole Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  88%

  expected standard
• The Forest View Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• The King's Church of England Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  42%

  expected standard
• The Parkgate Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• The Sir Donald Bailey Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Tuxford Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Walesby CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• Winthorpe Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard

Secondary schools5

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Magnus Church of England Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  35.7

  Attainment 8
• The Dukeries Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  34.8

  Attainment 8
• The Newark Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  45.4

  Attainment 8
• The Suthers School

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 19

  46.4

  Attainment 8
• Tuxford Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  46.0

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision2

• APTCOO - A Place to Call Our Own

  Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 19

• Newark Orchard School

  Academy special converter · Ages 3 to 18

Independent schools1

• Highfields School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 11

Common questions about schools in Newark

How many schools are in Newark?

OfferDay lists 43 schools in Newark, including 35 primary schools and five secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Newark?

Every school in Newark is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Newark?

OfferDay ranks schools in Newark where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.