John Hunt Academy
London Road, New Balderton, Newark, NG24 3BN
Headteacher: Mrs Alison Good /Miss Lisa DevlinSchool website ↗Pupils: 350 (capacity: 420)Part of SHINE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected May 2024
45%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected May 2024
100%
First-choice offer rate
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 8 May 2024Full report ↗
Good
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
45.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
6.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 65%·Writing 55%·Maths 76%→All three 45%
Reading
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
- How many places were offered?
- 34
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 30
- How many got their first choice?
- 30of 30 (100.0%)
- How many applied in total?
- 103
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
35.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
18.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
14.0%
Boys and girls
55%girls·45%boys
192 girls, 158 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↓ Peaked at 63% (2018/19), currently 45%
* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 36.0% | 8.0% | -1.8 | -5.5 | -1.0 |
| 2016/17 | 38.0% | 5.0% | -3.2 | -3.0 | -3.3 |
| 2017/18 | 46.0% | 2.0% | -1.8 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| 2018/19 | 63.0% | 6.0% | +1.3 | +0.2 | +0.7 |
| 2022/23 | 45.0% | 5.0% | -1.1 | -0.6 | -0.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.0% | 2.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 45.0% | 6.0% | - | - | - |