Schools in NG21
Primary and secondary schools serving NG21, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Newark and Sherwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 30,686 (2024)
Schools in NG21
14 schools in NG21: 11 primary, 2 secondary and 1 other. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 92% full overall, and 4 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent7.1%
- Good71.4%
- Not rated21.4%
The largest schools here
- The Joseph Whitaker SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,361 pupils · 109% fullGood2.2 miles · November 2010
- The Garibaldi SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,017 pupils · 83% fullGood1.7 miles · June 2023
- King Edwin Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 459 pupils · 93% fullGood3.4 miles · February 2024
- Blidworth Oaks Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 366 pupils · 116% fullNot rated3.0 miles
- The Python Hill AcademyPrimary · ages 5–11 · 307 pupils · 88% fullGood1.8 miles · January 2023
- Samuel Barlow Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 261 pupils · 74% fullGood1.5 miles · May 2026
- Newlands Junior SchoolPrimary · ages 7–11 · 230 pupils · 96% fullGood1.9 miles · April 2026
- Lake View Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 215 pupils · 102% fullNot rated2.1 miles
- John T Rice Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary · ages 3–7 · 188 pupils · 125% fullGood1.8 miles · December 2023
- Heathlands Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 183 pupils · 97% fullGood1.9 miles · December 2025
- St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, MansfieldPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 180 pupils · 61% fullGood2.9 miles · April 2022
- Dawn House SchoolOther · ages 5–19 · 113 pupils · 94% fullExcellent1.7 miles · June 2023
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, EdwinstowePrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 103 pupils · 82% fullGood3.9 miles · May 2023
- Thoresby Vale Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 4–11 · 91 pupils · 43% fullNot rated4.2 miles
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.