The Suthers School
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Nottinghamshire
Cross Lane, Newark, NG24 3NH
59
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 12/03/2024
Application demand
97%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.5%
26.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
684
Capacity used
Has space82%
830 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
97%
1st preference success rate
132 of 136 families who put it first got an offer
149
Places offered
371
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 136 | 132 | ● 97% |
| 2nd preference | 142 | 17 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 73 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 20 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 371 | 149 | 40% |
1st preference success by year
Nottinghamshire lets families list 4 preferences. 13 applications came from outside the council area (3 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Nicola Watkin
- Address
- Cross Lane, Fernwood, Newark, NG24 3NH
- Phone
- 01636957690
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Ward / constituency
- Farndon & Fernwood · Newark
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144768
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NOVA EDUCATION TRUST
684 pupils · 830 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
12 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 675 pupils
Attendance
90.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
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 | 41.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.20 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.62 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 52% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 76.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 21.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.97 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 123 | — |
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.
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 | 123 | 19% | 63% | 85% | |
| English Language | 123 | 13% | 54% | 76% | |
| English Literature | 115 | 19% | 57% | 77% | |
| Combined Science | 88 | 5% | 38% | 60% | |
| Geography | 64 | 16% | 48% | 73% | |
| History | 49 | 16% | 45% | 59% | |
| Biology | 32 | 19% | 72% | 88% | |
| Physics | 32 | 28% | 78% | 94% | |
| Chemistry | 32 | 16% | 44% | 78% | |
| French | 24 | 33% | 92% | 92% | |
| Music | 13 | 8% | 54% | 77% | |
| Social Studies | 12 | 25% | 75% | 92% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
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) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.