OFSTED
7 May 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Trust
QUARRYDALE ACADEMY
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,265
1,265 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
652
51.5% of pupils
Male pupils
613
48.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.4 pts
above England
School
38.2%
Ashfield
31.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.5 pts
below England
School
5.8%
Ashfield
8.1%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
above England
School
1.7%
Ashfield
0.8%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
83.6%
1,058
Unclassified
5.7%
72
Any other White background
3.2%
40
Any other Mixed background
1.6%
20
African
1.3%
17
Indian
0.8%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.9%
188 of
1,265 pupils
6.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
36.6
2.6 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.56 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.28%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.06 pts
higher than
England
School
8.28%
Ashfield
6.22%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.17%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.35 pts
higher than
England
School
23.17%
Ashfield
16.23%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.08%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.28 pts
higher than
England
School
3.08%
Ashfield
1.77%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
81.6%
10.7 pts
below England
Quarrydale Academy
81.6%
Ashfield
96.8%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.