OFSTED
12 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
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
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Trust
NOVA EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
684
684 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
328
48.0% of pupils
Male pupils
356
52.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.7 pts
above England
School
27.5%
Newark and Sherwood
24.3%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.8 pts
below England
School
8.5%
Newark and Sherwood
8.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Newark and Sherwood
0.7%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
79.7%
545
Any other White background
9.1%
62
Unclassified
2.2%
15
White and Black Caribbean
1.8%
12
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
10
White and Asian
1.5%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
10.8%
74 of
684 pupils
10.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
46.4
7.2 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.20 · 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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.49%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.28 pts
higher than
England
School
9.49%
Newark and Sherwood
5.74%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.37%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.55 pts
higher than
England
School
26.37%
Newark and Sherwood
14.78%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.04%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.23 pts
higher than
England
School
5.04%
Newark and Sherwood
1.37%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
82.4%
9.9 pts
below England
The Suthers School
82.4%
Newark and Sherwood
96.8%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.