Tuxford Academy
Marnham Road, Newark, NG22 0JH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DIVERSE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy Director
- Mr David Vernon
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Diverse Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Newark
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,462
- Pupils on roll
- 1,462
- URN
- 137319
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01777870001
About this school
Tuxford Academy is a secondary academy in Newark. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,462 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 247 | 245 | 252 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.0 | 46.0 | 46.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.10 -0.28 to +0.08 | -0.20 -0.38 to -0.02 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 45.7% | 41.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 69.8% | 64.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 20% | 23.7% | 26.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Tuxford Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46 | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,493 |
| 2023/24 | 1,483 |
| 2024/25 | 1,482 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tuxford Academy compares
Tuxford Academy ranked 23rd of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 61% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46 | 9.1% | 21.9% | 1,462 | — |
| The Dukeries Academy | 34.8 | 10.2% | 42.3% | 709 | 5.1 miles |
| Retford Oaks Academy | 40.1 | 9.7% | 32.5% | 1,080 | 6.8 miles |
| The Elizabethan Academy | 41.1 | 9.1% | 25.7% | 1,230 | 7.4 miles |
| Outwood Academy Portland | 47.9 | 9.9% | 28.8% | 1,706 | 10.6 miles |
| The Garibaldi School | 44.4 | 9.2% | 26.3% | 1,017 | 11.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.85%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.08%
- Persistent absence
- 25.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Dukeries Academy5.1 miles
Secondary · Newark
-
Retford Oaks Academy6.8 miles
Secondary · Retford
-
The Elizabethan Academy7.4 miles
Secondary · Retford
-
Outwood Academy Portland10.6 miles
Secondary · Worksop
-
The Garibaldi School11.5 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
Other schools in Newark
Tuxford Academy ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Newark.
- Magnus Church of England Academy Secondary
- The Dukeries Academy Secondary
- The Newark Academy Secondary
- The Suthers School Secondary
- All Saints Anglican/Methodist Primary School Primary
- Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school Primary
- Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy Primary
- Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy Primary
- Caunton Dean Hole CofE Primary School Primary
- Chuter Ede Primary School Primary
- Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Dunham-on-Trent CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Tuxford Academy teach?
- Tuxford Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Newark.
- Who is the academy director of Tuxford Academy?
- The academy director of Tuxford Academy is Mr David Vernon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tuxford Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tuxford Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Tuxford Academy?
- Tuxford Academy has 1,462 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Tuxford Academy full?
- Tuxford Academy has capacity for 1,462 pupils and 1,462 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Tuxford Academy a faith school?
- No. Tuxford Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Tuxford Academy a selective school?
- No. Tuxford Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Tuxford Academy?
- Tuxford Academy is part of DIVERSE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Tuxford Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46 in 2022/23 and 46 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tuxford Academy rank locally?
- Tuxford Academy ranked 23rd of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 61% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tuxford Academy's absence rate?
- Tuxford Academy's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tuxford Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tuxford Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.