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Quarrydale Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Stoneyford Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield NG17 2DU · quarrydale.notts.sch.uk · 01623 554178

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected May 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
36.6
average Attainment 8 score. Nottinghamshire 46.8, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,265
82% of 1,550 places
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
39.1%
First language not English
5.8%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Quarrydale Academy

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 195 families put the school first and 196 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 259 (Places 240)259September 2023: 245 (Places 240)245September 2024: 187 (Places 204)187September 2025: 207 (Places 225)207September 2026: 195 (Places 196)195Places 196
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261961951100%
September 2025Sept 20252252070.9100%
September 2024Sept 20242041870.9100%
September 2023Sept 20232402451▲93%
September 2022Sept 20222402591.1▲90%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.6, and 24.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Nottinghamshire it was 46.8, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.2 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 45.0 (England 46.3)45.02017/18: 43.1 (England 46.5)43.12018/19: 41.2 (England 46.7)41.22021/22: 43.8 (England 48.8)43.82022/23: 38.2 (England 46.3)38.22023/24: 38.4 (England 45.9)38.42024/25: 36.6 (England 46.0)36.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼36.646.0
▼24.1%45.4%
▼51.1%64.8%
▲55.3%40.5%
▼3.324.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form34.1−5.4
Sixth form college0.50
Further education51.7+14.6
Other education0.5−0.5
Apprenticeship4.30
Employment2.4−1.4
Not in a lasting destination5.7−4.8
Activity not captured0.9−2.4

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 28.9 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 27.6 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 28.9 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 29.8 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 35.4 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 30.7 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 31.0 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 34.2 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
37 studentsC+ (34.2)Above average +0.30
41 studentsC+ (33.9)Above average +0.29
33 studentsMerit+ (29.3)Average +0.12
33.3%AAB or better
91.4%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2453C (31)-0.07
2022/2338C (30.7)—
2021/2247B- (35.4)—
2018/1936C (29.8)-0.52
2017/1841C (28.9)-0.19
2016/1747C- (27.6)-0.23
2015/1638C (28.9)-0.15

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University62.7+7.5
Other education4−1.1
Apprenticeship1.3−7.3
Employment21.3+2.3
Not in a lasting destination10.7+0.4

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Quarrydale Academy on 7 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
7 May 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Sixth formRequires improvement

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • May 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

51% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (137 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
51%
Replies
137
11% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼65% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼68% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼39% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼66% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼70% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼50% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼70% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼84% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●89% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼43% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼56% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 88% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼40% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 55% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼43% agreeEngland 67%

based on 38 parents (28%) with SEND

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