Primary school in Newark, Nottinghamshire
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Mill Lane, Normanton-on-Trent, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG23 6RW
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 10 December 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 69
- Places
- 70
- How full
- Nearly full — 69 of 70 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 30 / 39
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Bassetlaw 015D, 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
- 28%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 22%
- Households owning their home
- 74%
- Households in social housing
- 4%
- Households with no car
- 8%
- Adults economically inactive
- 40%
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
- Headteacher: Kathryn King
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Ward
- Tuxford and Trent
- Constituency
- Newark
- URN
- 152065
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 64% | 2.1 mi |
| North Clifton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Requires improvement 2023 | — | 2.4 mi |
| Dunham-on-Trent CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 40% | 3.3 mi |
| Tuxford Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 73% | 3.4 mi |
| North Scarle Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 3.8 mi |
| East Markham Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 57% | 4.1 mi |
| Newton-on-Trent CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | — | 4.1 mi |
| Norwell CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 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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