The Sir Donald Bailey Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamshireLocal Authority

NewarkConstituency

NG24 4EPPostcode

6.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Sir Donald Bailey Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 507 pupils. The Sir Donald Bailey Academy is part of THE FORGE TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 76%
Higher standard: 1%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

507

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

59%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 507
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: THE FORGE 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 21 June 2023. 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
22 Oct 2014	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.