# The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form

The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form is a secondary school in Rushcliffe, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,033 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E138191. [Rushcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/rushcliffe)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,033
- Council: Rushcliffe
- URN: 138191

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 23 April 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- 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 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form was 51.3, against 53.5 in Rushcliffe and 46.2 in England.
54.8% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Rushcliffe | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 51.3 | 53.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54.8% | 61.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69.6% | 78.1% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 168 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 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.

- [Keyworth Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/keyworth-primary-and-nursery-school-e143298): 370 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Crossdale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crossdale-primary-school-e143300): 870 m. Primary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Willow Brook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-brook-primary-school-e122650): 880 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2023. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Plumtree School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/plumtree-school-e122932): 1.9 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## 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/138191)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138191)

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