Quarrydale Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement May 7 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Unique reference
- 137857
- Address
- Stoneyford Road, NG17 2DU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1277 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.7%
- Girls
- 53.3%
- First language not English
- 6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.6%
- Persistent absence
- 20.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.9%
White British 84.6%
Unclassified 4.7%
Mixed 3.4%
Other White 3.3%
African 1.5%
Other 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Other Asian 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 55%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 24%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.5
Local authority average 46.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.31
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 12 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 43 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 5 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 56 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 8 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 10 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 31 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 28 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 10 |
| Biology | GCSE | 17 |
Admissions
Quarrydale Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 225
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 207
- 2nd preference
- 75
- 3rd preference
- 91
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 207
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 209 102 107 |
| Year 8 | 241 122 119 |
| Year 9 | 258 118 140 |
| Year 10 | 233 120 113 |
| Year 11 | 225 98 127 |
| Year 12 | 59 21 38 |
| Year 13 | 52 15 37 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 83.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 51.0% 42.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 30.0% 36.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 4.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.7% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 67.0% 62.9% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 13.0% 22.7% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 4.0% 2.2% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.0% 2.4% |