Best Primary Schools in Newark

We checked all 36 primary schools in Newark, Nottinghamshire, and list every one: 26 ranked, then 10 without a rank.

Schools checked
36
Ranked
26
Without a rank
10

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Newark. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Newark also has 5 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Nottinghamshire. Nottinghamshire also has rankings for Nottingham, Mansfield, Worksop, Retford, Sutton-in-Ashfield and all of Nottinghamshire.

Ranked primary schools in Newark

  1. Rank 1

    Halam Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 61 pupils, inspected October 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    77%
    Higher standard
    23%
  2. Rank 2

    The Claypole Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 175 pupils, inspected January 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    88%
    Higher standard
    13%
  3. Rank 3

    Winthorpe Primary School

    Academy, 111 pupils, inspected September 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    22%
  4. Rank 4

    Tuxford Primary Academy

    Academy, 224 pupils, inspected October 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    73%
    Higher standard
    15%
  5. Rank 5

    Queen Eleanor Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 66 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    22%
  6. Rank 6

    John Blow Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 192 pupils, inspected March 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    70%
    Higher standard
    11%
  7. Rank 7

    Long Bennington Church of England Academy

    Academy, 251 pupils, inspected February 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    76%
    Higher standard
    5%
  8. Rank 8

    Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy

    Academy, 195 pupils, inspected January 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    63%
    Higher standard
    13%
  9. Rank 9

    St Peter's Crosskeys CofE Academy

    Academy, 161 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    70%
    Higher standard
    3%
  10. Rank 10

    Flintham Primary School

    Academy, 56 pupils, inspected December 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    69%
    Higher standard
    8%
  11. Rank 11

    Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school

    Academy, 593 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    62%
    Higher standard
    4%
  12. Rank 12

    The Forest View Academy

    Academy, 194 pupils, inspected January 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    71%
    Higher standard
    2%
  13. Rank 13

    The Parkgate Academy

    Academy, 331 pupils, inspected May 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    70%
    Higher standard
    6%
  14. Rank 14

    The Sir Donald Bailey Academy

    Academy, 507 pupils, inspected September 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    75%
    Higher standard
    0%
  15. Rank 15

    East Markham Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 200 pupils, inspected February 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    57%
    Higher standard
    7%
  16. Rank 16

    Chuter Ede Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 615 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    2%
  17. Rank 17

    Walesby CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 90 pupils, inspected April 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Expected standard
    58%
    Higher standard
    8%
  18. Rank 18

    Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School

    Local authority maintained, 129 pupils, inspected February 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    0%
  19. Rank 19

    St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School

    Academy, 224 pupils, inspected May 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    50%
    Higher standard
    3%
  20. Rank 20

    Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy

    Academy, 214 pupils, inspected October 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    59%
    Higher standard
    4%
  21. Rank 21

    All Saints Anglican/Methodist Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 93 pupils, inspected March 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    62%
    Higher standard
    0%
  22. Rank 22

    John Hunt Academy

    Academy, 350 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    45%
    Higher standard
    6%
  23. Rank 23

    Dunham-on-Trent CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 80 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    40%
    Higher standard
    0%
  24. Rank 24

    The King's Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy, 227 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    42%
    Higher standard
    0%
  25. Rank 25

    Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy, 248 pupils, inspected March 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    33%
    Higher standard
    0%
  26. Rank 26

    Mount CofE Primary School

    Academy, 195 pupils, inspected April 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Expected standard
    24%
    Higher standard
    0%

Primary schools in Newark without a rank