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The King's Church of England Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Sarah Clarke

corporate_fareDIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

location_onNewark, NG24 4HU

language Visit Website phone 1636680284

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

272

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Expected Standard

42%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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The King's Church of England Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Newark, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 91% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

The King's Church of England Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Newark, Nottinghamshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 243 pupils on roll, of whom 46% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 42% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #207 of 226 primaries in Nottinghamshire and #13,282 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 62%

Reading52% LA 74%

Writing55% LA 71%

Maths52% LA 74%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

32%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading50% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths35% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading68% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing50% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths59% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.2

-3.9 to 0.5

-3.1

Write

LA 0.2

-5.2 to -1.0

-2.2

Maths

LA 0.0

-4.2 to -0.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading55% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing66% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths63% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.2

-2.3 to 1.8

1.0

Write

LA 0.3

-0.9 to 2.9

-1.0

Maths

LA -0.1

-2.8 to 0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

35%

LA 63%

Reading50% LA 74%

Writing56% LA 78%

Maths59% LA 75%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.3

Read

LA -0.3

-6.4 to -2.2

-3

Write

LA 0.2

-5.1 to -0.9

-3.6

Maths

LA -0.1

-5.5 to -1.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

03 October 2023

Inspection Report

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05 November 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-03

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-11-05

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2016-05-04

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2014-02-26

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.9%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.1%(5 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 243 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	243	7	2.9%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	241	6	2.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	261	18	6.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	256	1	0.4%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	251	10	4.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	272	5	1.8%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	272	10	3.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	269	7	2.6%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	258	7	2.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	260	5	1.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	256	2	0.8%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	260	2	0.8%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	264	2	0.8%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	266	7	2.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	279	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	279	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	279	1	0.4%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	280	2	0.7%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	264	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	257	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	286	4	1.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	286	5	1.7%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	284	5	1.8%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	310	3	1.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	319	4	1.3%	0.4%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 32 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils