The Newark Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Nottinghamshire
London Road, Newark, NG24 3AL
68
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Improved significantly
No graded inspection
Application demand
87%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.4%
19.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,164
Capacity used
Over capacity105%
1,110 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
87%
1st preference success rate
200 of 230 families who put it first got an offer
202
Places offered
458
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 230 | 200 | ● 87% |
| 2nd preference | 156 | 2 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 56 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 16 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 458 | 202 | 44% |
1st preference success by year
Nottinghamshire lets families list 4 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Inma Pena
- Address
- London Road, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3AL
- Phone
- 01636615000
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Ward / constituency
- Balderton North & Coddington · Newark
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144489
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NOVA EDUCATION TRUST
1,164 pupils · 1,110 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
05 February 2025
Ungraded inspection
Improved significantly
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,098 pupils
Attendance
92.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.40 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 50% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.16 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 26.74 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 68.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 21.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.87 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 205 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.06 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 10.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 35 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 201 | 16% | 55% | 77% | |
| English Language | 201 | 12% | 50% | 72% | |
| English Literature | 199 | 10% | 54% | 71% | |
| Combined Science | 171 | 5% | 33% | 54% | |
| Geography | 127 | 9% | 34% | 49% | |
| History | 84 | 26% | 58% | 71% | |
| Biology | 30 | 20% | 90% | 97% | |
| Physics | 30 | 33% | 83% | 93% | |
| Chemistry | 29 | 38% | 97% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 25 | 8% | 28% | 36% | |
| Business | 21 | 10% | 43% | 52% | |
| Spanish | 19 | 32% | 89% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 15 | 0% | 27% | 40% | |
| Geography | 10 | 0% | 10% | 20% | |
| Psychology | 10 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |
| Mathematics | 9 | 0% | 22% | 33% | |
| History | 8 | 0% | 13% | 38% | |
| Biology | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| Chemistry | 6 | 0% | 17% | 50% | |
| Physics | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Business Studies | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Music | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 19005: The Newark Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 51% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 15% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 51% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Nottinghamshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.