The Suthers School

Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–19 · Newark, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

2.599 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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The Suthers School is a secondary school in Newark, Nottinghamshire for ages 11–19 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 March 2024. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.

The Suthers School 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	2.599 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

In Year 7 2026 admissions, the last child offered a place lived 2.599 miles from the school, the 15th shortest of 39 Nottinghamshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
The 2026 Year 7 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2020, and it swung sharply between some years.
For Year 7 in 2026 there were 162 first-choice applications for 149 offers; 143 offers went to first-choice families, and 19 first-choice families (12%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 52% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Nottinghamshire.

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: Cross Lane, Fernwood, Newark, NG24 3NH
Type: Free schools
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–19
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 684 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 27.5% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20.2

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 12 March 2024

Strengths

“Pupils at this inclusive school are friendly, polite and respectful.”
“The school has high expectations for what pupils can achieve, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
“It has developed an ambitious curriculum that reflects those expectations.”

To improve

“However, these checks are not made consistently well in all subjects.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2024 (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)	52%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	46.4	46

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: 162 first-preference applications, 149 offers in total, 143 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 Newark Academy 1.5 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
Magnus Church of England Academy 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
Toot Hill School 9.8 mi Good Last distance published
South Nottinghamshire Academy 12.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Colonel Frank Seely Academy 12.9 mi Good Last distance published
Carlton le Willows Academy 13.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Tuxford Academy 13.9 mi Good Last distance published
Christ The King Voluntary Academy 14.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published