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Quarrydale Academy

Academy converter secondary school in Sutton-in-Ashfield (Nottinghamshire).

Attainment 8
39.3
▼ 6.9 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
26.7%
▼ 20pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
91.7%
▲ 0.1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.4
▲ 0.7 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
38.2%
▲ 11pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
18.7%
▲ 5pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
82%
1,265 / 1,550 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
No overall grade
inspected May 2025

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

Quarrydale Academy is a secondary school located in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 18 and currently has 1,277 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,550. It is part of the QUARRYDALE ACADEMY. The school is led by Mr Tim Paling.

Key facts

URN
137857
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Constituency
Ashfield
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2012

Governing body (15 current, 0 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

14 governors are linked to a profile (13 confirmed, 1 (likely)).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Nicholas William Luke Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Christopher Wall Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Clare Davison Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Emma Kemp Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Deborah Wilson Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021 · until 2029
Mrs Laura di Martino Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021 · until 2029
Mrs Jill Wildsmith Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021 · until 2028
Mr Neil Walton Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2020
Mr Nick Luke (likely)MemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2020
Mrs Joanna Wells Confirmed same personChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2019
Mr Jonathan Smart Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2018 · until 2029
Mr Timothy Paling Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2016
Mr Timothy Paling Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2016
Mr Philip Marshall Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2016
Mr John Heald Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersOriginal (signatory) memberssince 2016

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record