Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School, Newark

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is a privilege to introduce myself as the Head Teacher of Coddington C of E Primary School and Nursery. It is important to me that our school develops the whole child and I am committed to creating a positive and nurturing environment where all children can explore, learn and grow, both personally and academically."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £4.00 per session.

Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 122754), 91% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 48 families put Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School as their first choice and 113 named it as one of their preferences, for 48 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School are Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school (1.6 miles, Good, 82% reading, 82% maths); Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy (1.8 miles, Good, 79% reading, 75% maths); Chuter Ede Primary School (1.8 miles, Outstanding, 73% reading, 81% maths); and Newark Flying High Academy (1.8 miles).

Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School is one of 14 schools run by Minster Trust for Education, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

10.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (85%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 20 pupils (4.9%) received SEN support and 5 (1.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School had 24 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Newark North Gate Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (adjacent), 100 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 17 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Nottinghamshire (101).