Walesby CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Newark, Nottinghamshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
6.002 miles
Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Walesby CofE Primary School is a primary school in Newark, Nottinghamshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Walesby CofE 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 | 6.002 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
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 6.002 miles from the school, the 31st longest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That Reception distance was further than in 2025 and in 2020, and it has swung sharply between years, most of all from 2024 to 2025.
- Reception 2026 saw 8 first-choice applications for 9 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% 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
- New Hill, Walesby, Newark, NG22 9PB
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Nottinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 90 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 14 April 2026
Strengths
- “They typically take pleasure in learning and know that it is important.”
- “Children in the early years delight in exploring the stimulating learning activities in Reception.”
- “They also enjoy sharing their 'adventure books' with staff, which record their learning at home.”
To improve
- “However, there remain some pupils who need further support to attend regularly.”
- “Over recent years, pupils' outcomes on the multiplication tables check have been below national averages.”
- “Historically, overall attendance and attendance for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) have been below national averages.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 June 2026 (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) | 58% | 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: 8 first-preference applications, 9 offers in total, 8 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.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Parkgate Academy 1.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Forest View Academy 2.2 mi Good
- Maun Infant and Nursery School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Elkesley Primary and Nursery School 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tuxford Primary Academy 3.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gamston St Peter's CofE Primary School 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Thoresby Vale Primary Academy 3.8 mi No Ofsted grade
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