The Dukeries Academy
Whinney Lane, New Ollerton, Newark, NG22 9TD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Brett
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Academy Transformation Trust
- Constituency
- Sherwood Forest
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 709
- URN
- 139062
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623860545
About this school
The Dukeries Academy is a secondary academy in Newark. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 709 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 134 | 117 | 124 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.1 | 39.3 | 34.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.46 -0.70 to -0.21 | -0.28 -0.54 to -0.02 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 28.2% | 21% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 46.2% | 33.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 35% | 26.5% | 11.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
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 The Dukeries 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 | 41.1 | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.3 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 34.8 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 726 |
| 2023/24 | 777 |
| 2024/25 | 762 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Dukeries Academy compares
The Dukeries Academy ranked 42nd of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 34.8 | 10.2% | 42.3% | 709 | — |
| Tuxford Academy | 46 | 9.1% | 21.9% | 1,462 | 5.1 miles |
| Meden School | 44 | 9.6% | 37.6% | 1,054 | 6.1 miles |
| The Garibaldi School | 44.4 | 9.2% | 26.3% | 1,017 | 6.4 miles |
| Outwood Academy Portland | 47.9 | 9.9% | 28.8% | 1,706 | 7.6 miles |
| Retford Oaks Academy | 40.1 | 9.7% | 32.5% | 1,080 | 7.9 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.25%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 10.22%
- Persistent absence
- 32.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tuxford Academy5.1 miles
Secondary · Newark
-
Meden School6.1 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
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The Garibaldi School6.4 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
-
Outwood Academy Portland7.6 miles
Secondary · Worksop
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Retford Oaks Academy7.9 miles
Secondary · Retford
Other schools in Newark
The Dukeries Academy ranks 5th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Newark.
- Magnus Church of England Academy Secondary
- The Newark Academy Secondary
- The Suthers School Secondary
- Tuxford Academy 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 The Dukeries Academy teach?
- The Dukeries Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Newark.
- Who is the headteacher of The Dukeries Academy?
- The headteacher of The Dukeries Academy is Mr Michael Brett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Dukeries Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Dukeries 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 The Dukeries Academy?
- The Dukeries Academy has 709 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Dukeries Academy full?
- The Dukeries Academy has capacity for 750 pupils and 709 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Dukeries Academy a faith school?
- No. The Dukeries Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Dukeries Academy a selective school?
- No. The Dukeries Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Dukeries Academy?
- The Dukeries Academy is part of ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Dukeries Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.1 in 2022/23 and 34.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Dukeries Academy rank locally?
- The Dukeries Academy ranked 42nd of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Dukeries Academy's absence rate?
- The Dukeries Academy's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Dukeries Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Dukeries 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.