APTCOO - A Place to Call Our Own
Other independent special school · Ages 5–19 · Newark, Nottinghamshire
APTCOO - A Place to Call Our Own is an independent special school in Newark, Nottinghamshire for ages 5–19.
Open on the map Unlock every school · £9.99
Key facts
- Address
- North Farm House, Worksop Road, Budby, Newark, NG22 9EX
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5–19
- Council
- Nottinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 19 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- z of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Strengths
- “APTCOO is a safe and caring environment for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “Pupils feel happy and say they are very well cared for.”
- “They enjoy attending because of the strong relationships they have with the staff.”
To improve
- “However, the school has not ensured that precise teaching methods are consistently applied by staff.”
- “This means, that in some areas, pupils can struggle to know what the key learning is.”
- “As a result, they do not always remember long term the content they have been taught and then build on this knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
What a pass unlocks for APTCOO - A Place to Call Our Own
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
One payment, no subscription: 3 months of every school and nursery in England.
Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.
- Wellow House School 4.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Worksop College 4.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Yeoman Park Academy 6.1 mi Not judged
- Horizons Academy 6.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Dawn House School 7.2 mi Not judged
- R.E.A.L. Independent Schools Mansfield 7.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Beech Academy 7.6 mi School remains Good
- Redgate Primary Academy 8.1 mi No Ofsted grade