Queen Eleanor Primary School, Newark

Ofsted's report card from its 24 March 2026 inspection grades Queen Eleanor Primary School on 7 areas: 6 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils conduct themselves well."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders understand the strengths and gaps in the curriculum."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children settle quickly in the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Staff are increasingly confident in identifying pupils' needs at an early stage, including those who are disadvantaged, have special educational needs and/or disabilities or those who are known or previously known to children's social care."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders plan well for pupils' personal development."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "Leaders are committed to the school and want the best for their pupils."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders must ensure that their work to support some pupils with barriers to their learning and attendance is as timely as it could be, so that the wellbeing of these pupils is promoted effectively and that they benefit fully from their full entitlement to education"; "Those responsible for governance must ensure that they have a comprehensive oversight of leaders' work, including the school's work to support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and tackle persistent absence of some pupils"; "Leaders should ensure that the curriculum is delivered consistently well across all phases and subjects, so that pupils with SEND secure their knowledge and skills and fulfil their potential"; "Leaders should ensure that the environment in the early years provision, and the resources children engage with, are well suited to children's different stages of development".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Queen Eleanor Primary is situated in the rural setting of Harby, a Nottinghamshire School but on the boundary of Lincolnshire. We have a spacious Foundation Unit (F1 & F2s), Class 1 (Y1 & 2), Class 2 (Y3 & 4) and Class 3 (Y5 & 6) We are a small, close-knit school with a great community feel."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include drama, Lego and gardening.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care until 4:50pm, from £4.50 per session.

In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at Queen Eleanor Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Nottinghamshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 89% in reading and 67% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 4 families put Queen Eleanor Primary School as their first choice and 8 named it as one of their preferences, for 4 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 Queen Eleanor Primary School are Eagle Community Primary School (2.5 miles, Requires improvement, 60% reading, 60% maths); Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School (2.6 miles, Good, 70% reading, 73% maths); St Lawrence Church of England Primary School (2.9 miles, Good, 84% reading, 84% maths); and Saxilby Church of England Primary School (2.9 miles, Good, 76% reading, 83% maths).

Queen Eleanor Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

26 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Queen Eleanor Primary School (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (92%).

0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 17 pupils (25.8%) received SEN support and 1 (1.5%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Saxilby Rail Station, about 2.7 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (outside), 20 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 0 crimes within a mile of the school. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Nottinghamshire (101).

In 2024/25, Queen Eleanor Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 2.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.