Halam Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Newark, Nottinghamshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
5.414 miles
Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Halam Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Newark, Nottinghamshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 21 February 2024. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Halam Church of England 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 | 5.414 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 2026 the last Reception place went to a child living 5.414 miles away, the 36th longest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further than in 2025 and in 2020, and it has swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception 2026 there were 9 first-choice applications for 9 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 23% 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
- The Turnpike, Halam, Newark, NG22 8AE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Nottinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 61 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 21 February 2024
Strengths
- “At Halam Church of England Primary School, staff and pupils live out the ‘apple’ values of ‘aspire, partnership, persevere, love and enjoy’.”
- “It is a small school with a big heart.”
- “The importance of strong relationships is clear to see.”
To improve
- “However, staff do not always adjust the curriculum well enough to meet the needs of all pupils.”
- “Sometimes, pupils’ work is either too easy or too hard.”
- “In some foundation subjects, the school’s systems for checking on pupils’ learning have not been fully developed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 March 2024 (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) | 77% | 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: 9 first-preference applications, 9 offers in total, 9 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.
- Lowe's Wong Anglican Methodist Junior School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Lowe's Wong Infant School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holy Trinity CofE Infant School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kirklington Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Farnsfield St Michael's Church of England Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Bleasby Church of England Primary School 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy 4.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lowdham CofE Primary School 5.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
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