United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
Newark and Sherwood
Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands, England · population ~123k · 52 state-funded schools
The signature
How Newark and Sherwood ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£39,822/yr
Mid
Around UK average
House price
£237,500
Affordable
Better than 65% of UK LAs
Rent
£787/mo
Affordable
Better than 76% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,682/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 97% of UK LAs
Crime
67.9/1k
Mid
Better than 57% of UK LAs
Deprivation
19.2
Mid
Around UK average
Schools
86.3%
Concerning
Worse than 89% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
51 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
44 of 51 (86.3%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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52 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 52 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Minster School | Secondary | 1,618 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Joseph Whitaker School | Secondary | 1,328 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Newark Academy | Secondary | 1,145 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Dukeries Academy | Secondary | 762 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Magnus Church of England Academy | Secondary | 745 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Suthers School | Secondary | 652 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chuter Ede Primary School | Primary | 620 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school | Primary | 598 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Sir Donald Bailey Academy | Primary | 523 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
King Edwin Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 461 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 391 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Blidworth Oaks Primary School | Primary | 363 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
John Hunt Academy | Primary | 350 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Parkgate Academy | Primary | 348 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Python Hill Academy | Primary | 308 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy | Primary | 288 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lowe's Wong Anglican Methodist Junior School | Primary | 288 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Farnsfield St Michael's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 272 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Samuel Barlow Primary Academy | Primary | 263 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The King's Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 243 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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