Overall Oxbridge
#638
3 ranked schools · +276 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
7
Offers
3
Offer rate42.9%
+20.5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Held through three sieges as a Royalist stronghold in the 1640s, Newark-on-Trent guards a strategic crossing on the River Trent in Nottinghamshire. King John died within its castle walls in 1216. The ancient marketplace and the 232-foot spire of St Mary Magdalene church, the tallest in the county, define a centre that serves around 30,000 residents today.
East Midlands Railway links Newark Castle station to Nottingham in roughly thirty minutes, with services from Newark Northgate on the East Coast Main Line reaching Lincoln and the wider region. Fernwood is among the most sought-after addresses for school catchments, while Claypole and Tuxford draw families competing for primary places across the outlying villages. Balderton and Halam round out the residential offer to the south and west.
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Area Performance
Across 43 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.85/10, -0.54 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Newark schools
Newark vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Newark schools
top 54% of 14,978
top 54% of 14,978
top 70% of 3,862
top 70% of 3,862
top 72% of 2,555
top 72% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
3 ranked schools · +276 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
7
Offers
3
Cambridge
3 ranked schools · +161 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
7
Offers
3
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