North Clifton Primary School
Community school in Newark, Nottinghamshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 20 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 56 |
| Free school meals | .00% |
| Local authority | Nottinghamshire |
| Address | Church Lane, North Clifton, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG23 7AP |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.northcliftonschool.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01522778609 |
| URN | 122662 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 19 May 2026, published 30 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 26 September 2023, published 8 November 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Newton-on-Trent CofE Primary School (primary school, about 3.3 km)
- Dunham-on-Trent CofE Primary School (primary school, about 3.6 km)
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 3.8 km)
- North Scarle Primary School (primary school, about 5.0 km)
- Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 5.8 km)
- Queen Eleanor Primary School (primary school, about 5.8 km)
- Eagle Community Primary School (primary school, about 6.9 km)
- Rampton Primary School (primary school, about 7.6 km)
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