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EnglandEast MidlandsNewark and SherwoodNG24 4EPThe Sir Donald Bailey Academy
Primary

The Sir Donald Bailey Academy

Primary

Newark and Sherwood · Newark · NG24 4EP www.sirdonaldbailey.co.uk

Pupils
523
cap. 585
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
523
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
523
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNottinghamshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Sir Donald Bailey Academy · Primary · Nottinghamshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
75%
-1pp
79%70%61%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
RWM higher standard
0%
-1pp
14%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
47%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
523
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
58%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Bailey Road, Newark, NG24 4EP
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2575%0%76%27%76%0%80%18%80%78%105.0105.0108.014%523
2023/2476%1%77%20%82%1%84%19%89%82%104.0104.0107.014%529
2022/2371%4%72%26%76%8%81%7%76%64%104.0103.0103.0+4.10+4.50+3.1014%547
2018/1979%14%81%26%83%21%86%31%83%93%105.0107.0110.0+3.60+3.10+4.2010%528
2017/1861%4%68%13%83%14%83%8%81%93%103.0104.0109.0+0.90+2.80+2.30496
2016/1760%5%60%18%84%20%82%15%80%85%102.0104.0108.0+2.10+4.60+4.008%479

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2552318.214%14%58%6%19%
2023/2452916.614%14%59%5%13%
2022/2354716.514%14%56%6%16%
2021/2255315.811%10%56%7%25%
2020/2155516.711%10%44%
2018/1952819.510%9%49%5%9%
2017/1819.24%6%
2016/1747916.48%4%49%3%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.