OFSTED
5 February 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Improved significantly
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Trust
NOVA EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,164
1,164 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
564
48.5% of pupils
Male pupils
600
51.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.0 pts
above England
School
26.8%
Newark and Sherwood
24.3%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.2 pts
below England
School
14.1%
Newark and Sherwood
8.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
above England
School
1.2%
Newark and Sherwood
0.7%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
78.4%
913
Any other White background
11.4%
133
Unclassified
1.9%
22
White and Asian
1.3%
15
African
1.2%
14
Any other Mixed background
1.1%
13
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
36.4%
424 of
1,164 pupils
15.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
18.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.3 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
45.4
6.2 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.40 · 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
7.61%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.40 pts
higher than
England
School
7.61%
Newark and Sherwood
5.74%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.95%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.13 pts
higher than
England
School
19.95%
Newark and Sherwood
14.78%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.73%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.93 pts
higher than
England
School
3.73%
Newark and Sherwood
1.37%
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
104.9%
12.5 pts
above England
The Newark Academy
104.9%
Newark and Sherwood
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.