Tuxford Academy

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Newark, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

6.309 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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Tuxford Academy is a secondary school in Newark, Nottinghamshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 March 2023. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.

Tuxford Academy catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Year 7 2026	6.309 mi
Year 7 2025	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2024	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2023	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2022	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2021	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2020	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 6.309 miles away, 7th longest of the 39 Nottinghamshire secondary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.94 miles).
The 2026 Year 7 last distance was about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2020, having swung sharply between some years.
Year 7 2026 drew 249 first-choice applications for 243 offers; 228 offers went to first-choice families, and 21 first-choice families (8%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 41% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), while the A level average grade was B- (England B-).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Nottinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Marnham Road, Tuxford, Newark, NG22 0JH
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 1,462 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 21.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 17.5

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 28 March 2023

Strengths

“Pupils say that they enjoy attending Tuxford Academy.”
“Leaders have high expectations of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
“Most pupils respond well to these expectations.”

To improve

“Pupils say that lessons get disrupted occasionally.”
“A few pupils feel that sometimes it can take too long to sort out issues.”
“In a few subjects, curriculum plans do not precisely identify key knowledge.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	41%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	46	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	B-	B-

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Year 7 entry: 249 first-preference applications, 243 offers in total, 228 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.

The Dukeries Academy 5.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Retford Oaks Academy 6.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
The Elizabethan Academy 7.4 mi Good Last distance published
Outwood Academy Portland 10.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
Meden School 11.1 mi Good Last distance published
The Garibaldi School 11.5 mi Good Last distance published
Outwood Academy Valley 11.7 mi Good Last distance published
Magnus Church of England Academy 11.8 mi Not judged Last distance published