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The Dukeries Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Whinney Lane, New Ollerton, Newark NG22 9TD · dukeries.attrust.org.uk · 01623 860545
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 34.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Nottinghamshire 46.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 709
- 95% of 750 places
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 42.9%
- First language not English
- 3.1%
- School census 2025/26
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, 104 families put the school first and 118 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 118 | 104 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 137 | 131 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 144 | 144 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 150 | 122 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 152 | 111 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 34.8, and 21% 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- (28.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼34.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼21.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼33.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼11.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.89 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 11.1 | −15.1 |
| Further education | 68.4 | +24 |
| Other education | 0.9 | −0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 6 | +2.8 |
| Employment | 4.3 | −3.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.7 | −3.4 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | −3.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 students | C- (28.3) | Below average -0.28 | |
| 31 students | C (28.4) | Below average -0.29 | |
| 18 students | Merit (24) | Average -0.23 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 24 | D- (17.8) | -1.02 |
| 2022/23 | 21 | D+ (24.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 33 | C+ (32.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 38 | C- (27.1) | -0.37 |
| 2017/18 | 42 | C (29) | +0.11 |
| 2016/17 | 47 | C- (25.1) | -0.03 |
| 2015/16 | 42 | D (21.6) | -0.15 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 31.3 | −22.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3 | +1.2 |
| Employment | 43.8 | +13 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 18.8 | +8.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Dukeries Academy on 10 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 10 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
30% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (74 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 30%
- Positive
- 20%
- Replies
- 74
- 10% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 97% who raised concerns
based on 41 parents (55%) whose child was bullied
based on 31 parents (42%) with SEND