The Suthers School | School performance

76%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

52%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

46.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

21%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

488.4

EBacc APS · 2024/25

652

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

26%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

76%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

52%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

46.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

21%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

488.4

EBacc APS · 2024/25

652

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

26%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

76%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

52%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

46.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

21%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

488.4

EBacc APS · 2024/25

652

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

26%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/03/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNottinghamshire

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio21.5:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of The Suthers School · 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

76%

+13pp

76%70%64%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 76%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

52%

+8pp

54%45%36%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 52%

Attainment 8

46.4

+5.0

47.344.341.4

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 46.4

EBacc entry

21%

-1pp

40%31%21%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 21%

EBacc APS

488.4

+227.8

488.4334.8181.2

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 488.4

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

652

Pupil : teacher ratio

21.5

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

10%

FSM eligible

26%

SEN

10%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

26%

Contact

Address

Cross Lane, Fernwood, Newark, NG24 3NH

Local authority

Nottinghamshire

Website

http://www.suthersschool.co.uk

Telephone

01636957690

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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	76%	52%	46.4	Not applicable	21%	488.4	21%	652
2023/24	64%	44%	41.4	-0.20	22%	260.5	22%	564
2022/23	70%	36%	41.7	-0.15	40%	181.2	40%	484
2021/22	73%	54%	47.3	-0.03	34%	236.7	34%	412
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	99
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	53
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
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	652	27.2	10%	10%	26%	9%	26%
2023/24	564	20.1	8%	10%	25%	9%	26%
2022/23	484	21.6	10%	10%	22%	8%	24%
2021/22	412	—	11%	9%	19%	11%	33%
2020/21	283	32.2	14%	10%	18%	—	—
2018/19	99	13.8	20%	6%	24%	5%	7%
2017/18	—	11.0	—	—	—	4%	7%