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Halam Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
The Turnpike, Halam, Newark NG22 8AE · halam.notts.sch.uk · 01636 813062
On the mapSearch near NG22 8AE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Nottinghamshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 61
- 54% of 113 places
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 4.9%
- First language not English
- 4.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 9 families put the school first and 9 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 9 | 5 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 23% the higher standard. Across Nottinghamshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ▲23% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 122761)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 21 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Halam Church of England Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 21 Feb 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2012
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 122761), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122761)
Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122761)
Jun 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122761)
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (26 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 26
- 36% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied