John Blow Primary School
Community primary school in Newark (Nottinghamshire).
KS2 RWM expected
70%
▲ 8pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
74%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
78%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
78%
▲ 6pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.5%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
24.6
▲ 3.9 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
18.2%
▼ 7pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
91%
192 / 210 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).John Blow Primary School is a primary school located in Newark, Nottinghamshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 186 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 210. The school is led by Mr Ben Carver.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Football
- Music
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 122631
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Constituency
- Newark
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Claire Fawcett | Chair of Governors | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sue Laplanche Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Aimee Atkins | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Clare Stokes | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Claire Fawcett | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kerry Round | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Emma Briggs-Price | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Cameron Lord | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Mary Hartshorne | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Peter Smith | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Paul Nolan | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Adrienne Allcock | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Thomas Straw Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Claire Fawcett Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record