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Primary school in Newark, Nottinghamshire

St Peter's Crosskeys CofE Academy

Sandhill Road, Farndon, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 4TE

Church of England
School website 01636680360

Ofsted

Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 28 January 2025.

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.

Read the Ofsted report

Key stage 2 results 2024/25

Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths

70% England 63.1%

Reached the higher standard

3% England 8.3%

Average reading score

106 England 105.6

Average maths score

106 England 104.6

On the headline measure this school is in the upper half of state-funded primaries in England.

Compared with the fifth of schools whose intake is middle, which is where this one sits, it is in the better-performing half.

There are no progress measures for primary schools any more. They were calculated from a key stage 1 baseline, and statutory key stage 1 tests ended in 2023, so nothing has been published since. That makes attainment the only official measure — and attainment tracks intake closely, which is why the comparison against similar schools above is the more useful of the two lines.

Pupils

Pupils on roll
161
Places
210
How full
77% full — 161 of 210 places taken, so places are likely to be available
Girls / boys
72 / 89
Overall absence
4%

primary schools average 5.2%

Persistently absent
7%

primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions

Free school meals, last 6 years
28%

England 25.7%

English as an additional language
2%

England 18.7%

With an EHC plan
2%

England 3.5%

On SEN support
9%

England 15%

The neighbourhood around the school

Census 2021 figures for Newark and Sherwood 012C, 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
24%

England 33.8%

Adults with no qualifications
22%

England 18.3%

Households owning their home
72%

England 62.7%

Households in social housing
19%

England 17%

Households with no car
17%

England 21.9%

Adults economically inactive
48%

England 39.9%

School details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Ages
Ages 4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No
Boarding
Day school
Trust
DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Headteacher: Matthew Tomlinson
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Ward
Farndon & Fernwood
Constituency
Newark
URN
143294

The unique reference number used in all official school data.

Nearest primary schools

SchoolOfstedExpected standardDistance
Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter Good 2024 33% 1.3 mi
Christ Church C of E Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school Good 2022 31% 1.4 mi
The King's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led Good 2023 42% 1.6 mi
The Sir Donald Bailey AcademyAcademy converter Good 2023 75% 1.6 mi
Mount CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter No grade 24% 1.9 mi
Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy sponsor led Requires improvement 2023 2.2 mi
Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery schoolAcademy converter Good 2023 62% 2.2 mi
Highfields SchoolOther independent school No grade 2.3 mi

Schools with a similar intake

State-funded primary schools nationally whose share of disadvantaged pupils is closest to this school's. This is the fairest like-for-like comparison the published data supports.

SchoolOfstedExpected standard
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school Outstanding 2023 87%
St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school Good 2023 88%
London Fields Primary SchoolCommunity school No grade 79%
Jubilee Primary SchoolCommunity school Good 2022 72%
St Peter's Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school Outstanding 2023 90%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school Outstanding 2023 89%
Manorside Primary SchoolCommunity school Good 2024 73%
Parkway Primary SchoolCommunity school Good 2024 24%

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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