Quarrydale AcademyAshfield Comprehensive School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Quarrydale Academy and Ashfield Comprehensive School are secondary schools.
Quarrydale Academy scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Ashfield Comprehensive School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Ashfield Comprehensive School is ahead on our composite score.
Quarrydale Academy was judged in need of attention and Ashfield Comprehensive School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 36.6 for Quarrydale Academy and 47.8 for Ashfield Comprehensive School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Quarrydale Academy (43.8 in 2021-22, 36.6 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Ashfield Comprehensive School (49.5 in 2021-22, 47.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Sutton-in-AshfieldQuarrydale Academy | NottinghamAshfield Comprehensive School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D41/100 | C60/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 42nd of 45 in Nottinghamshire | 16th of 45 in Nottinghamshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: ExpectedStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,277 | 2,584 | |
| Capacity | 1,550 | 3,146 | |
| Location | Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 2DU | Nottingham, NG17 8HP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 36.6 | 47.8 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 24.1% | 44.3% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 51.1% | 69.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 55.3% Stronger figure | 50.1% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.32 | 4.28 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 237 | 395 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 37 | 197 | |
| A-level average points | 34.2 | 36.2 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 33.3 | 36.8 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 33.3% Stronger figure | 19.6% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,277 | 2,584 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 36.4% | 28.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.0% | 6.2% | |
| SEN support | 9.9% | 10.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.6% | 1.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.3% | 7.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.2% | 18.8% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Quarrydale Academy
Ashfield Comprehensive School
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