An archaeological strip, map and record exercise as part of a condition for planning permission for the demolition of the present buildings on site, and the construction of a new school building and a replacement day care centre on land at Orchard School, London Road, Balderton, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire. The site lies within an area of archaeological potential, with prehistoric activity recorded nearby. Balderton is listed in the Domesday Book as a very large settlement. Evidence of medieval activity is somewhat limited, but ridge and furrow has been identified in the area to the north of the site. During the post-medieval period, Newark and the surrounding area was the focus for activity during the English Civil War, and earthworks from this period are evident close to the site. The strip, map and record methodology was applied over two small areas, with both areas being found to be archaeologically sterile. Whilst the area stripped has revealed a dearth of archaeological material, it should be noted that some areas of the site was not accessible and therefore the entire footprint of the development area has not been investigated. Due to the lack of any archaeology revealed within the stripped areas, it is likely that the rest of the site is also archaeologically sterile and that potentially any archaeological features which could have been present were removed when the school buildings were originally constructed at the end of the 1960’s.