Quarrydale Academy is a secondary school located in Sutton-in-Ashfield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 05/06/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Stoneyford Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 2DU
Website: http://www.quarrydale.notts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01623554178
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Nottinghamshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Tim Paling
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137857

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 05/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1550
Number of Pupils: 1213
Number of Boys: 591
Number of Girls: 622

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.74 Confidence interval -0.93 to -0.55
Of the 178 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 178 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:63%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:28%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:41.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.69
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School
Westbourne View , NG17 2HT 		2out of 4 883 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Priestsic Primary and Nursery School
Park Street , NG17 4BB 		2out of 4 1,022 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Andrew's CofE Primary and Nursery School
Mansfield Road , Skegby NG17 3DW 		3out of 4 1,074 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Forest Glade Primary School
Mansfield Road , NG17 4FL 		- not rated 1,119 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School
Barker Avenue , Skegby NG17 3FQ 		2out of 4 1,207 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Quarrydale Academy
Stoneyford Road , NG17 2DU 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sutton Community Academy
High Pavement , NG17 1EE 		1out of 4 1,497 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ashfield Comprehensive School
Sutton Road , Kirkby-in-Ashfield NG17 8HP 		3out of 4 3,110 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lammas School
C/O Nisai Group , Milton Road HA1 1XB 		- not rated 1,143 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Westbourne School
Huthwaite School , Sutton in Ashfield NG17 2EL 		- not rated 1,460 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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