Academy sponsor led · Nottinghamshire

The Dukeries Academy

11–16Ages
709Pupils
SecondaryPhase
139062URN

Whinney Lane, New Ollerton, Newark, NG22 9TD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.7 below Nottinghamshire median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Nottinghamshire

193 applications for 118 places · 39th of 43 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

32.6of 90

Nottinghamshire 46.8 England 46.0

44th of 45 in Nottinghamshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 10 March 2026Published 13 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

10 March 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
13 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Year 7

0.7 below Nottinghamshire median (2.4) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

193 applications · 118 places offered · 104 named it first

2026 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2025 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2024 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2023 1.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2022 1.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.1
2021 1.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.0
2020 1.4; Nottinghamshire median median 1.9
2019 1.3; Nottinghamshire median median 1.9
2018 1.2; Nottinghamshire median median 1.7
2017 1.3; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8
2016 1.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.0
2015 1.2; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8
2014 1.1; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Nottinghamshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	118	193	1.6	104	0.88
Sep 2025	137	198	1.5	131	0.96
Sep 2024	144	228	1.6	144	1.00
Sep 2023	150	214	1.4	122	0.81
Sep 2022	152	164	1.1	111	0.73
Sep 2021	146	189	1.3	114	0.78
Sep 2020	120	162	1.4	108	0.90
Sep 2019	120	156	1.3	104	0.87
Sep 2018	139	162	1.2	120	0.86
Sep 2017	122	155	1.3	104	0.85
Sep 2016	98	138	1.4	91	0.93
Sep 2015	146	173	1.2	129	0.88
Sep 2014	133	148	1.1	115	0.86

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

138 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)32.644th of 45 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 46.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths15%45th of 45 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths36%

Nottinghamshire 68% England 66%

This school
Nottinghamshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.28

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	138	32.6	15%	36%	–
2024/25	124	34.8	21%	34%	–
2023/24	117	39.3	28%	46%	−0.28
2022/23	134	41.1	32%	58%	−0.46

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Dukeries AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.6applications per place 32.6Attainment 8
Tuxford Academy
8.3 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
Meden School
9.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
The Garibaldi School
10.4 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Portland
12.3 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
Retford Oaks Academy
12.8 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
The Manor Academy
13.2 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
The Joseph Whitaker School
13.2 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
Sherwood Church Academy
13.3 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 36.0Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 139062 · 891/4014
Trust: Academy Transformation Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 750 pupils · 709 on roll
Free school meals: 42.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2013
Replaced: The Dukeries College (URN 122879)
Address: Whinney Lane, New Ollerton, Newark, NG22 9TD
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Newark and Sherwood

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources