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Muskham Primary School

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25
personMrs Amanda Crossland
location_onNewark, NG23 6HD
language Visit Website phone 1636702254
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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

172

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Expected Standard

69%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Muskham Primary School is a Community school primary school in Newark, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 35% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Muskham Primary School is a community school in Newark, Nottinghamshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 156 pupils on roll, of whom 9% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #141 of 248 primaries in Nottinghamshire and #8,040 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 30.0%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25
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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 62%
Reading85% LA 74%
Writing85% LA 71%
Maths77% LA 74%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 59%England 61%
Reading81% LA 72% · Eng 74%
Writing95% LA 70% · Eng 72%
Maths90% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 59%England 60%
Reading86% LA 71% · Eng 73%
Writing89% LA 71% · Eng 71%
Maths86% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA -0.2

-1.0 to 3.8

4.0

Write

LA 0.2

1.7 to 6.2

1.6

Maths

LA 0.0

-0.7 to 3.9
2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 64%England 65%
Reading90% LA 72% · Eng 73%
Writing90% LA 78% · Eng 78%
Maths87% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.2

-2.4 to 2.0

0.1

Write

LA 0.3

-1.9 to 2.2

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.1

-2.7 to 1.2
2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 63%
Reading86% LA 74%
Writing82% LA 78%
Maths86% LA 75%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA -0.3

-2.6 to 1.8

0.1

Write

LA 0.2

-2 to 2.2

1.2

Maths

LA -0.1

-0.8 to 3.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

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Inspection Report

Inspection Report

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations
None Legacy
No Judgement
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
-
Development
-
Leadership
-
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Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
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No Judgement
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Good
None Legacy
Inadequate
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Inadequate

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Data sources: School information from GIAS (DfE). Ofsted inspection data from Ofsted. Performance data from DfE Performance Tables. Parent View data from Ofsted Parent View. Census data from DfE Explore Education Statistics. Rankings are computed by SchoolsInfo.uk using public DfE data. Data updated annually. Last refresh: March 2026. How we calculate rankings →

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