Quarrydale Academy

Academy converter · Secondary school · Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
NG17 2DU
Composite score
45.8

School overview

Quarrydale Academy is a secondary school serving Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. It has 1,277 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 36.6 — below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 1.8 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

24% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 51% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Quarrydale Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,885
National rank
#254
In East Midlands
#40
In Nottinghamshire
Top 91%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
36.6
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
24%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
51%
% EBacc grade 5+
10%
EBacc average points score
3.32

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Requires improvement

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,277 % FSM ever-6 36.4% % EAL 6.0% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed

Location

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