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Newark Orchard School
Newark Orchard School is a mixed academy in Newark, Nottinghamshire County Council, for pupils aged 3 to 18. It was last inspected by Ofsted in November 2024. The 2025–2026 school year runs from 1 September 2025 to 27 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Newark Orchard School.
Ofsted Latest inspection
Inspected Ungraded inspection
Outcome: Standards maintained. Ungraded (short) inspections confirm whether standards are
maintained since the last full graded inspection — they don’t assign new category grades.
Ungraded inspection · Inspected 13 Nov 2024 · Published 12 Dec 2024
Read full Ofsted report ↗ Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Newark Orchard School.
September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
- 1–30 Autumn Term (Part 1)
- 1 Administration Day
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
- 1–17 Autumn Term (Part 1)
- 20–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
- 3–30 Autumn Term (Part 2)
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
- 1–19 Autumn Term (Part 2)
- 8 Administration Day
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day (Public Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Public Holiday)
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year’s Day (Public Holiday)
- 5–31 Spring Term (Part 1)
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
- 1–13 Spring Term (Part 1)
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 23–28 Spring Term (Part 2)
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
- 1–27 Spring Term (Part 2)
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday (Public Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
- 13–30 Summer Term (Part 1)
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
- 1–22 Summer Term (Part 1)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
- 1–30 Summer Term (Part 2)
- 1 Administration Day
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
- 1–27 Summer Term (Part 2)
- 28–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Administration Day
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term (Part 1) September 1, 2025 - October 17, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Holiday October 20, 2025 - October 31, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term (Part 2) November 3, 2025 - December 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday December 22, 2025 - January 2, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term (Part 1) January 5, 2026 - February 13, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Holiday February 16, 2026 - February 20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term (Part 2) February 23, 2026 - March 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday March 30, 2026 - April 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term (Part 1) April 13, 2026 - May 22, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25, 2026 - May 29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term (Part 2) June 1, 2026 - July 27, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday July 28, 2026 - August 31, 2026 Holiday
- Administration Day September 1, 2025 Event
- Administration Day December 8, 2025 Event
- Administration Day June 1, 2026 Event
- Administration Day July 31, 2026 Event
- New Year’s Day (Public Holiday) January 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Public Holiday) April 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Public Holiday) April 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday August 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Public Holiday) December 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Public Holiday) December 26, 2025 Holiday
Location & catchment area
Indicative catchment Other nearby schools
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Newark Orchard School than to any other school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.