East Markham Primary School

Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Newark, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

5.695 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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East Markham Primary School is a primary school in Newark, Nottinghamshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 7 June 2023. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

East Markham Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	5.695 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 1 earlier figure.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 5.695 miles away, the 34th longest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
The 2026 Reception distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2018, and it swung sharply between some years.
There were 16 first-choice applications for 16 offers in Reception 2026, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Nottinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Askham Road, East Markham, Newark, NG22 0RG
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 200 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 15% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22.2

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 7 June 2023

Strengths

“This is a well-led school where pupils are enthusiastic about their learning.”
“They are proud of their school and make every effort to do well.”
“From learning about butterflies in early years to calculating best value holidays in Year 6, pupils enjoy relevant and interesting learning activities.”

To improve

“Disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic impacted pupils’ well-being and created gaps in their knowledge of the curriculum.”
“As one parent commented: ‘It is obvious that COVID has caused issues for some children.”
“However, in a few subjects, this work is not yet complete.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	57%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 16 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 16 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.

Tuxford Primary Academy 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Gamston St Peter's CofE Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
Elkesley Primary and Nursery School 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
Walesby CofE Primary School 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Dunham-on-Trent CofE Primary School 4.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
St Matthew's CofE Primary School 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Rampton Primary School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Bracken Lane Primary Academy 4.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published