The Claypole Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Newark, NG23 5BQ
175 pupils · 100% of 175 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Free school meals
- 14.9%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 July 2023, published 17 September 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 88% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.03 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 33 | 34 | 66 | 33 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 28 | 28 | 61 | 28 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 24 | 24 | 51 | 24 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 9 | 9 | 29 | 9 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 18 | 17 | 52 | 18 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 25 | 31 | 63 | 25 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 22 | 21 | 57 | 22 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 25 | 26 | 59 | 25 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Chuter Ede Primary School 4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- John Hunt Academy 4.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Long Bennington Church of England Academy 5.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School 5.6 km · No Ofsted rating
- The Sir Donald Bailey Academy 5.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school 6.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.