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The Sir Donald Bailey Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Bailey Road, Newark NG24 4EP · sirdonaldbailey.co.uk · 01636 680142
On the mapSearch near NG24 4EP
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Nottinghamshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 507
- 87% of 585 places
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 58.6%
- First language not English
- 14.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Forge Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 48 families put the school first and 49 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 55 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 49 | 44 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Nottinghamshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 21 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for The Sir Donald Bailey Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 20 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Nov 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (33 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 33
- 6% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied