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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 18 May 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 19 September 2017Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry215 applications · 149 places offered · 96 named it first
- 2026 1.4; Nottingham median median 1.8
- 2025 1.6; Nottingham median median 2.0
- 2024 1.3; Nottingham median median 1.9
- 2023 1.5; Nottingham median median 1.9
- 2022 1.5; Nottingham median median 1.9
- 2021 1.4; Nottingham median median 1.9
- 2020 1.8; Nottingham median median 2.0
- 2019 1.3; Nottingham median median 1.9
- 2018 1.5; Nottingham median median 2.2
- 2017 1.5; Nottingham median median 2.0
- 2016 1.7; Nottingham median median 2.2
- 2015 1.5; Nottingham median median 2.0
- 2014 2.0; Nottingham median median 2.0
- This school
- Nottingham median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 149 | 215 | 1.4 | 96 | 0.64 |
| Sep 2025 | 129 | 203 | 1.6 | 95 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2024 | 170 | 215 | 1.3 | 103 | 0.61 |
| Sep 2023 | 124 | 181 | 1.5 | 87 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2022 | 137 | 203 | 1.5 | 122 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2021 | 135 | 191 | 1.4 | 96 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2020 | 131 | 230 | 1.8 | 113 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2019 | 142 | 178 | 1.3 | 86 | 0.61 |
| Sep 2018 | 136 | 202 | 1.5 | 121 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2017 | 142 | 206 | 1.5 | 93 | 0.65 |
| Sep 2016 | 149 | 252 | 1.7 | 129 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2015 | 130 | 191 | 1.5 | 96 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2014 | 148 | 291 | 2.0 | 148 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 152 | 39.9 | 41% | 57% | – |
| 2024/25 | 165 | 40.5 | 35% | 60% | – |
| 2023/24 | 155 | 38.4 | 30% | 57% | −0.61 |
| 2022/23 | 164 | 37.7 | 27% | 48% | −0.36 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Nottingham University Samworth AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.4applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · NottinghamOutstanding20242.7applications per place 54.6Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · NottinghamRemains Good20221.8applications per place 36.6Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · NottinghamStandards maintained20242.7applications per place 54.4Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · NottinghamOutstanding20231.8applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · NottinghamStandards maintained20244.4applications per place 53.4Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · NottinghamRemains Good20244.5applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · NottinghamshireGood20243.5applications per place 50.7Attainment 8
- 3.5 km · NottinghamGood20231.3applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 135761 · 892/6906
- Trust
- Nova Education Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 950 pupils · 841 on roll
- Free school meals
- 52.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 2 September 2009
- Replaced
- William Sharp School (URN 122833)
- Address
- Bramhall Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 4HY
- Local authority
- Nottingham
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources