St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Main Road, Newark, NG22 9JE
224 pupils · 83% of 270 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Free school meals
- 31.6%
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 13 September 2023, published 5 October 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 | 50% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“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 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 30 | 58 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 24 | 24 | 41 | 24 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 21 | 20 | 60 | 21 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 19 | 19 | 41 | 19 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 15 | 15 | 55 | 15 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 26 | 26 | 50 | 26 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 39 | 67 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 29 | 54 | 30 |
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
- The Parkgate Academy 0.5 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- The Forest View Academy 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Maun Infant and Nursery School 1.4 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- Walesby CofE Primary School 2.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Thoresby Vale Primary Academy 4.2 km · No Ofsted rating
- Kneesall CofE Primary Academy 5 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.