Highfields School
Highfields School is an independent school in Newark for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 117 pupils and room for 198.
London Road, Newark, NG24 3AL01636 704103highfieldsschool.co.ukMrs Sarah Lyons headmasterAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Nottinghamshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 117 | 107 | 113 | 118 | 116 | 113 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 16% | 8% | 5% | 8% | 2% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark Orchard School | Academy | 370 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Newark Academy | Academy | 550 m | 1,164 | Not inspected | 67 | Compare |
| Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school | Academy | 670 m | 593 | Good 2023 | 52 | Compare |
| Magnus Church of England Academy | Academy | 770 m | 678 | No overall grade 2025 | 9 | Compare |
| John Hunt Academy | Academy | 880 m | 350 | Good 2024 | 27 | Compare |
| Hope House School | Independent | 0.6 miles | 32 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The King's Church of England Primary Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 227 | Good 2023 | 9 | Compare |
| The Sir Donald Bailey Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 507 | Good 2023 | 78 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Highfields School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Highfields School yet.
How many pupils does Highfields School have?
117 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 198 places, so it is 59% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- London Road, Newark, NG24 3AL
- Telephone
- 01636 704103
- Website
- highfieldsschool.co.uk
- Headmaster
- Mrs Sarah Lyons
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Ward
- Balderton North & Coddington
- Constituency
- Newark
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1947
- URN
- 122907 · LAESTAB 8916000 · UKPRN 10071102
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.