# John Hunt Academy

John 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.

Primary school. Code E148284. [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 350
- Council: Newark and Sherwood
- URN: 148284

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [The Newark Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-newark-academy-e144489): 420 m. Secondary. Improved significantly, February 2025. Attainment 8 of 49.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Newark Orchard School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newark-orchard-school-e152254): 540 m. Special. Standards maintained, November 2024
- [Chuter Ede Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chuter-ede-primary-school-e122612): 720 m. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Highfields School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfields-school-e122907): 880 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Hope House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hope-house-school-e135393): 1 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [The Sir Donald Bailey Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sir-donald-bailey-academy-e141760): 1.4 km. Primary. School remains Good, June 2023. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/148284)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148284)

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