The Newark Academy
About the school
The Newark Academy is an open secondary school in Nottinghamshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 5 February 2025
- Published
- 12 March 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Improved significantly
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 45.4
- Nottinghamshire
- 46.8
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Nottinghamshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 47.30%
- Nottinghamshire
- 46.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 68.30%
- Nottinghamshire
- 67.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 21.50%
- Nottinghamshire
- 39.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.87
- Nottinghamshire
- 4.15
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 30.06
AAB or better
- School
- 10.50%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1145
Girls
48.12%
Boys
51.88%
SEN support
16.77%
Education, health and care plan
3.14%
English as an additional language
12.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
26.62%
Overall absence
7.61
Persistent absence
19.95
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
180
Sustained education or employment
89%
Education
79%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
6%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
44
Sustained education or employment
93%
Higher education
68%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
23%