Primary school in Newark, Nottinghamshire
Norwell CofE Primary School
School Lane, Norwell, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG23 6JP
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 4 June 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 66
- Places
- 70
- How full
- 94% full — 66 of 70 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 33 / 33
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Newark and Sherwood 003D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 36%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 16%
- Households owning their home
- 84%
- Households in social housing
- 5%
- Households with no car
- 6%
- Adults economically inactive
- 44%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- MINSTER TRUST FOR EDUCATION
- Headteacher
- Executive Headteacher: Kathryn King
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Ward
- Muskham
- Constituency
- Newark
- URN
- 152066
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caunton Dean Hole CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | — | 2.1 mi |
| Muskham Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 2.4 mi |
| Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 64% | 3.2 mi |
| John Blow Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 70% | 3.8 mi |
| Winthorpe Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 67% | 4 mi |
| Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 63% | 4.2 mi |
| Kneesall CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 4.5 mi |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 4.8 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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