The Dukeries Academy

State-Funded School

the-dukeries-academy-nottinghamshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamshireLocal Authority

Sherwood ForestConstituency

NG22 9TDPostcode

1.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Dukeries Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 709 pupils. The Dukeries Academy is part of Academy Transformation Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Mar 2026 · published 13 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 34.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 21%
EBacc average point score: 2.89

Ethnicity

White

97%

Black

<1%

Mixed

<1%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

709

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

43%

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 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 709
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Academy Transformation Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 13 October 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
7 Nov 2016	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.