Schools in Newark
Newark-on-Trent's 43 schools serve the historic Nottinghamshire market town and a spread of Trent Valley villages - Southwell, Balderton, Collingham, East Markham and many smaller parishes. Nottinghamshire County Council coordinates all maintained school admissions, publishing catchment maps and oversubscription criteria each autumn.
Secondary school provision in Newark runs through the Magnus Academy, the Minster School, Lilac Grove Academy and Dukeries Academy. All operate individual admissions policies; families should check each school's specific criteria as they differ from each other and from the Nottinghamshire default.
Village primaries around Newark are typically small and heavily oversubscribed by local residents, leaving little space for out-of-catchment applicants. Using the school's published last-offered distance from prior years will give the most reliable sense of whether an address realistically qualifies.
School demand in Newark
Across the 37 schools in Newark with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 82%. 6 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
16 schools in Newark have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
29 of the schools in Newark are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Lincolnshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
13 of the schools in Newark have a current Ofsted rating, of which 9 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Newark: 3 oversubscribed (35)
The Claypole Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Newark · NG23 5BQ
Chuter Ede Primary School
Primary · Community school
Newark · NG24 3PQ
John Blow Primary School
Primary · Community school
Newark · NG23 7PT
East Markham Primary School
Primary · Community school
Newark · NG22 0RG
Queen Eleanor Primary School
Primary · Community school
Newark · NG23 7EQ
North Clifton Primary School
Primary · Community school
Newark · NG23 7AP
Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Newark · NG23 6PD
Caunton Dean Hole CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Newark · NG23 6AD
Dunham-on-Trent CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Newark · NG22 0UL
Walesby CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Newark · NG22 9PB
All Saints Anglican/Methodist Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Newark · NG23 5NP
Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school
Primary · Academy converter
Newark · NG24 1RU
Long Bennington Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Newark · NG23 5EH
Tuxford Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Newark · NG22 0NA
Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Newark · NG24 2BQ
Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Newark · NG24 4AU
The Sir Donald Bailey Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Newark · NG24 4EP
Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Newark · NG22 8PS
St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter
Newark · NG22 9JE
The Parkgate Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Newark · NG22 9TH
St Peter's Crosskeys CofE Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Newark · NG24 4TE
The King's Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Newark · NG24 4HU
The Forest View Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Newark · NG22 9RJ
Halam Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Newark · NG22 8AE
Flintham Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Newark · NG23 5LF
Winthorpe Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Newark · NG24 2NN
John Hunt Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Newark · NG24 3BN
Mount CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Newark · NG24 1EW
Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter
Newark · NG24 2QA
Maun Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Newark · NG22 9RJ
Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Newark · NG24 1LT
Kirklington Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Newark · NG22 8NG
Muskham Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Newark · NG23 6HD
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Newark · NG23 6RW
Norwell CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Newark · NG23 6JP
Secondary Schools in Newark (5)
Tuxford Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Newark · NG22 0JH
The Dukeries Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Newark · NG22 9TD
Magnus Church of England Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Newark · NG24 4AB
The Newark Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Newark · NG24 3AL
The Suthers School
Secondary · Free schools
Newark · NG24 3NH
Other Schools in Newark (3)
Highfields School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Newark · NG24 3AL
APTCOO - A Place to Call Our Own
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Newark · NG22 9EX
Newark Orchard School
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Newark · NG24 3AL
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Newark are set by Lincolnshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.