The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceNo overall grade
About the School
The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.
It currently serves 1,033 pupils. The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form is part of EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2025
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Quality ofeducation
Good
Personaldevelopment
Good
Behaviour &attitudes
Good
Sixth formprovision
Outstanding
Academic Performance
Well above average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 53.5
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 60.9%
- EBacc average point score
- 4.54
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
52%Boys
48%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 – 18
- Deprivation band
- Least deprived
- Total pupils
- 1,033
- IDACI quintile
- 1 (Most deprived)
- MAT name
- EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2025 | Good | Good | Good | Good | Not judged |
| 12 Oct 2011 | 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.
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