Serlby Park Academy

About Serlby Park Academy

Serlby Park Academy’s headline Progress 8 score of -0.22 sits below the Nottinghamshire local authority average of -0.11 for secondary schools, meaning pupils here make less academic progress than their peers across the county. That gap is modest but consistent across most subject areas: Progress 8 for maths is -0.28, for open subjects -0.35, and for EBacc subjects -0.34. The one bright spot is English, where the school achieves a positive Progress 8 score of +0.23, suggesting stronger outcomes in literacy than in other disciplines. The school’s Attainment 8 score of 42.5 and EBacc average point score of 3.84 reflect a broadly average academic profile nationally, though the proportion of pupils achieving a grade 5 or above in English and maths (46.6%) is notably lower than the 59.1% who achieve a grade 4 or above. With 39% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a significantly disadvantaged intake, which provides important context for these results.

Ofsted inspectors visited in October 2023 and rated the school Good across every category: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This is a consistent improvement from the school’s previous Good rating in 2013, with the inspection noting no areas requiring improvement. The school’s Progress 8 banding is classified as ‘Average’, and it ranks 26th out of 46 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire, placing it in the bottom half of the local authority. Within Bassetlaw specifically, it ranks 4th out of 6 schools, putting it in the 66th percentile locally. Nationally, the school sits at 2,067th out of 3,141 schools, which is around the 65th percentile. These figures paint a picture of a school that is solidly mid-table, performing in line with expectations given its intake, rather than punching above its weight.

Serlby Park Academy is a mixed all-through school for pupils aged 3 to 16, with nursery provision but no official sixth form. It is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26, there were 130 applications for 58 places, a ratio of 2.24 applicants per place, with 52 of those offers going to first-preference families. The school’s facilities are strong for a state secondary, including a swimming pool, astro turf, sports hall, gymnasium, tennis courts, and dedicated music and art studios. Sports offered include football, rugby, hockey, swimming, gymnastics, rowing, and dance, while clubs range from chess and debate to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, orchestra, and choir. SEND provision is comprehensive, covering dyslexia, moderate and severe learning difficulties, autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, and social, emotional and mental health needs. This is a school that suits families looking for a well-equipped, inclusive community school with a broad extracurricular offer, particularly those who value strong English outcomes and a Good Ofsted rating over top-tier academic performance.

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