Dunham-on-Trent CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5–11 · Newark, Nottinghamshire
Dunham-on-Trent CofE Primary School is a primary school in Newark, Nottinghamshire for ages 5–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 March 2025. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Laneham Road, Dunham-on-Trent, Newark, NG22 0UL
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Nottinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 80 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be members of this school.”
- “They are happy and confident, and they greet visitors eagerly.”
- “Pupils value the leadership opportunities on offer, for example being a member of the school council or a leader of collective worship.”
To improve
- “However, there are times when pupils’ prior learning is not checked carefully enough.”
- “This means that some learning activities do not take account of pupils’ different starting points or resolve gaps in their knowledge.”
- “There are also times when learning tasks are not adapted appropriately to meet individual pupil’s needs.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 May 2025 (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) | 40% | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 13 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2018 to 2026, as Nottinghamshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.
- North Clifton Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Rampton Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- East Markham Primary School 4.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tuxford Primary Academy 4.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Leverton Church of England Academy 5.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Queen Eleanor Primary School 5.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School 5.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published