The Newark Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C63
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Newark, NG24 3AL
- Distance
- 2.4km away
The Suthers School
Cross Lane, Fernwood, Newark, NG24 3NH
Local ranking30th of 45 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
830
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 12 March 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 43.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 42.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 68.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 119
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 82.0%
- Continued in education
- 72.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 8.0%
- Not sustained
- 14.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 652
- Boys
- 356 (52%)
- Girls
- 328 (48%)
- Capacity
- 830 (82% full)
- SEND
- 10.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 26.1%
- EAL
- 9.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.0%
- SEN Support
- 8.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 26.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 25.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,938/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 81.5%
- White Other: 9.7%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
- Other: 1.4%
- Black African: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%
81.5%
White British
9.7%
White Other
1.6%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Cross Lane
Newark, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 144768
- UKPRN
- 10065270
- Establishment No.
- 4024
- Trust
- NOVA EDUCATION TRUST
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