Tuxford Academy

Tuxford Academy is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in all inspected areas. Pupils enjoy their time at the school and feel safe, thanks to high expectations set by the leadership, which includes a strong focus on behaviour and respect. The school offers a broad curriculum, effectively supports pupils with special educational needs, and provides ample opportunities for personal development and extracurricular involvement. However, the school previously held an 'Outstanding' grade, indicating a notable change in performance that warrants continued attention.

Strengths

• High expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Well-established curriculum with a focus on modern foreign languages.
• Effective support for reading skills and personal development.
• Strong performance in English and effective sixth-form provision.
• Good governance and considerate leadership regarding staff well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent application of behaviour policy by some teachers.
• Lack of clarity for some pupils regarding behaviour expectations.
• Occasional gaps in questioning techniques in certain subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Tuxford Academy attended 90.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 25.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 5.0% of pupils at Tuxford Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Tuxford Academy had 17.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.3% of pupils at Tuxford Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Tuxford Academy received £7,638 and spent £7,890 for each of its 1,485 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £287,000 (£193 per pupil).

Across all 14 schools of Diverse Academies Trust, income was £8,591 and spending £8,593 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Bassetlaw · Nottinghamshire local authority: places and applications

Tuxford Academy is part of Diverse Academies Trust, which runs 16 schools. The nearest others:

• Tuxford Primary Academy Newark
• Bracken Lane Primary Academy Retford
• Thrumpton Primary Academy Retford
• Retford Oaks Academy Retford
• Thoresby Vale Primary Academy Mansfield
• Samuel Barlow Primary Academy Mansfield
• Yeoman Park Academy Mansfield
• Horizons Academy Mansfield
• Queen Elizabeth's Academy Mansfield
• Wainwright Primary Academy Mansfield

What is Tuxford Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Tuxford Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Tuxford Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Tuxford Academy was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Tuxford Academy have?

Tuxford Academy has 1,462 pupils on roll.

What age range does Tuxford Academy cover?

Tuxford Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Tuxford Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 43.7, and 36% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Tuxford Academy?

Tuxford Academy is at MARNHAM ROAD, TUXFORD, NEWARK, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG22 0JH.