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North Clifton Primary School

Community school · Newark · NG23 7AP

Ages 3–11 · 20 pupils · Nottinghamshire

Ofsted

Expected standard

Overall absence

3.5%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-05-19

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionStrong standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)4.5%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
2.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
22

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

4

Places offered

4

1st-preference offers

4

Total preferences (any rank)
7
Preferred offers (top 3)
4
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill36%

20 pupils · 56 places

Pupils on roll
20
Boys / girls
12 / 8
School capacity
56
Capacity fill
20 / 56 (36%)
Free school meals
0%
FSM pupils
0
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Ilona Sanderson

Location

Address
Church Lane, North Clifton
Postcode
NG23 7AP
Town
Newark
County
Nottinghamshire
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
District
Newark and Sherwood
Constituency
Newark
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Newark, Nottinghamshire, 20 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 0%.

Open schools in Newark
43
Primary schools in Newark
35
Academies among open schools in Newark
67% (29)
Open schools in NG23
12
Primary in NG23
12
Open schools in Nottinghamshire LA
371
Primary in Nottinghamshire LA
286

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Lincoln · LN1 2JS · Lincolnshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence2.9%
    • FSM7.8%
    • Demand1.00

    2.0 miles away

  • Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Newark · NG22 0UL · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence10.1%
    • FSM16.3%
    • Demand1.00

    2.2 miles away

  • St Matthew's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Newark · NG23 6RW · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM12.3%

    2.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Ilona Sanderson
Telephone
01522778609

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