SCHOOL PROFILE

Serlby Park Academy

All-through Academy sponsor led URN 137141
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,230 Published school capacity
Capacity used 80.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

10 October 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase All-through
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Nottinghamshire
Trust DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 991 970 full-time · 21 part-time
Female pupils 489 49.3% of pupils
Male pupils 502 50.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

39.5%
14.7 pts above England
School 39.5%
Bassetlaw 24.5%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.0%
12.3 pts below England
School 8.0%
Bassetlaw 9.5%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.2%
0.8 pts below England
School 0.2%
Bassetlaw 1.1%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
82.6%
819
Any other White background
5.0%
50
African
3.6%
36
Any other Mixed background
2.1%
21
Unclassified
1.8%
18
Any other ethnic group
1.0%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 15.7% 156 of 991 pupils
5.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.7%
Bassetlaw 15.4%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.1% 140 pupils
England 14.8% 0.7 pts below
EHC plans 1.6% 16 pupils
England 6.0% 4.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 40
Speech, language & communication 33
Specific learning difficulty 25
No specialist assessment yet 17
Autistic spectrum disorder 15
Other difficulty or disability 8

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

45.4 6.2 pts above England
School 45.4
Bassetlaw 42.6
East Midlands 39.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 50.5% England 36.0% 14.5 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 64.4% England 51.4% 13.0 pts above England
EBacc entry 46.5% England 30.6% 15.9 pts above England
EBacc average point score 3.93 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.22 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

8.19%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.97 pts higher than England
School 8.19%
Bassetlaw 5.88%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

27.75%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.93 pts higher than England
School 27.75%
Bassetlaw 15.33%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.87%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

2.07 pts higher than England
School 3.87%
Bassetlaw 1.49%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open all-through schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

80.6% 10.5 pts below England
Serlby Park Academy
80.6%
Bassetlaw
80.6%
East Midlands
96.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information