Winthorpe Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Newark, Nottinghamshire·NG24 2NN
Composite score
69.2
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#1,862
National rank
#124
In East Midlands
#21
In Nottinghamshire
Top 13%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
67%
% achieving higher RWM
22%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
15 first choices, 15 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
41
any preference, for 15 places
Applications from another council area
5%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.13
00.511.5
1 per place
1.1320221.0720231.0020241.1320251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Winthorpe 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
3–11
Pupils on roll
109
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
12.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
9.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
8.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,148
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

Winthorpe Primary School at a glance

Located in Newark, Nottinghamshire, Winthorpe Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 109 pupils aged 3 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 13% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 22% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Winthorpe Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 15 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.6%. There are about 19.0 pupils per teacher. Winthorpe 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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