The Newark Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamshireLocal Authority

NewarkConstituency

NG24 3ALPostcode

6.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,164 pupils. The Newark Academy is part of Nova Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 47.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.87

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,164

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

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: Average
Total pupils: 1,164
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Nova Education Trust

Inspection history

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

Improved significantly

Ungraded inspection on 5 February 2025. 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
2 Oct 2019	Outstanding	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.