Halam Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Newark, Nottinghamshire·NG22 8AE
Composite score
76.9
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#970
National rank
#64
In East Midlands
#10
In Nottinghamshire
Top 7%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
77%
% achieving higher RWM
23%
Reading average scaled score
111.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
111.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
9 first choices, 9 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
53
any preference, for 9 places
Applications from another council area
4%
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Halam Church of England Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
63
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
6.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.6%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
11.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,000
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Halam Church of England Primary School

Halam Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Newark, Nottinghamshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 63 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 1.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 7% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 111 in reading and 111 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 23% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Halam Church of England Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 9 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.3%. There are about 18.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 6% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Halam Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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