The Newark Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 4 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Unique reference
- 144489
- Address
- London Road, Balderton, NG24 3AL
- Website
- www.newarkacademy.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1145 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 12.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.2%
- Persistent absence
- 19.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.8%
White British 81%
Other White 10.6%
Mixed 3.2%
Unclassified 2%
African 0.6%
Other 0.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.2
Local authority average 46.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.86
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 18 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 1 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 7 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 8 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 21 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
Admissions
The Newark Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 202
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 230
- 2nd preference
- 156
- 3rd preference
- 56
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 200
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 238 113 125 |
| Year 8 | 211 118 93 |
| Year 9 | 211 105 106 |
| Year 10 | 202 109 93 |
| Year 11 | 205 111 94 |
| Year 12 | 40 21 19 |
| Year 13 | 38 17 21 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 83.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 53.0% 42.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 24.0% 36.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 4.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 4.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 2.7% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 62.0% 62.9% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 12.0% 22.7% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.2% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 9.0% 3.0% 2.4% |