The Newark Academy | School performance

68%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

47%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

45.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

22%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

793.1

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,145

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

68%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

47%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

45.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

22%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

793.1

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,145

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

68%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

47%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

45.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

22%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

793.1

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,145

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/07/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNottinghamshire

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.2:1

Admissions—

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of The Newark Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Nottinghamshire

Part ofNOVA EDUCATION TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

68%

-3pp

74%70%65%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 68%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

47%

-3pp

50%44%39%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 47%

Attainment 8

45.4

-2.3

49.646.944.1

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 45.4

EBacc entry

22%

-8pp

30%21%13%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 22%

EBacc APS

793.1

-68.2

861.4667.4473.5

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 793.1

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

30.1

+3.3

35.331.026.7

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 30.1

A-level value added

-0.36

-0.1

-0.3-0.3-0.4

'24'25

'25 · -0.4

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

10%

+6pp

11%8%5%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 11%

Average A-level grade

B-C+C-

'22'23'24'25

'25 · C

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,145

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

12%

FSM eligible

27%

SEN

20%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

20%

Contact

Address

London Road, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3AL

Local authority

Nottinghamshire

Website

www.newarkacademy.co.uk

Telephone

01636615000

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	68%	47%	45.4	Not applicable	22%	793.1	26%	1,145
2023/24	71%	50%	47.7	+0.40	30%	861.4	30%	1,144
2022/23	72%	45%	46.5	+0.34	21%	705.7	33%	1,122
2021/22	74%	48%	49.6	+0.54	13%	682.5	17%	1,084
2018/19	65%	39%	44.1	-0.10	23%	473.5	31%	767
2017/18	65%	45%	45.0	-0.08	18%	286.8	33%	637
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	Not published	New school

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	30.1	C	-0.36	10%	43
2023/24	26.7	C-	-0.30	5%	65
2022/23	33.8	C+	—	11%	46
2021/22	35.3	B-	—	9%	41
2017/18	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Not eligible	3
2016/17	Not published	—	Not applicable	Not published	Not published

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,145	21.0	20%	12%	27%	8%	20%
2023/24	1,144	18.5	11%	11%	26%	8%	23%
2022/23	1,122	17.9	7%	11%	24%	8%	22%
2021/22	1,084	18.2	6%	11%	24%	9%	27%
2020/21	1,026	23.4	6%	11%	22%	—	—
2018/19	767	17.7	8%	15%	24%	5%	12%
2017/18	—	17.6	—	—	—	5%	13%
2016/17	—	—	—	—	—	6%	15%