Quarrydale Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamshireLocal Authority

AshfieldConstituency

NG17 2DUPostcode

1.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Quarrydale Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.

It currently serves 1,265 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 36.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 24.1%
EBacc average point score: 3.32

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,265

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,265
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Jun 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Not judged
16 Jan 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
19 Jun 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.