John Hunt Academy
Primary schoolJohn Hunt Academy is a primary school in Newark and Sherwood, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 350 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), May 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 8 May 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 45% of pupils at John Hunt Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Nottinghamshire and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- The Newark AcademySecondary. Improved significantly, February 2025. Attainment 8 of 49.1 (2025/26, provisional)420 m
- Newark Orchard SchoolSpecial. Standards maintained, November 2024540 m
- Chuter Ede Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)720 m
- Highfields SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file880 m
- Hope House SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1 km
- The Sir Donald Bailey AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Newark and Sherwood
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).