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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 10 November 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 30 April 2013Graded 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 entry662 applications · 257 places offered · 296 named it first
- 2026 2.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
- 2025 2.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
- 2024 2.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
- 2023 2.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
- 2022 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.1
- 2021 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.0
- 2020 2.3; Nottinghamshire median median 1.9
- 2019 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 1.9
- 2018 2.4; Nottinghamshire median median 1.7
- 2017 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8
- 2016 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.0
- 2015 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8
- 2014 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8
- This school
- Nottinghamshire 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 | 257 | 662 | 2.6 | 296 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2025 | 257 | 622 | 2.4 | 305 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2024 | 231 | 635 | 2.8 | 301 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2023 | 258 | 622 | 2.4 | 268 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2022 | 260 | 561 | 2.2 | 290 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2021 | 230 | 495 | 2.2 | 256 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2020 | 229 | 531 | 2.3 | 237 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2019 | 196 | 368 | 1.9 | 181 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2018 | 190 | 447 | 2.4 | 248 | 1.31 |
| Sep 2017 | 190 | 392 | 2.1 | 210 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2016 | 188 | 366 | 2.0 | 177 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2015 | 170 | 302 | 1.8 | 175 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2014 | 118 | 242 | 2.1 | 112 | 0.95 |
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.) | 225 | 50.2 | 53% | 71% | – |
| 2024/25 | 224 | 45.1 | 46% | 66% | – |
| 2023/24 | 212 | 47.9 | 46% | 68% | +0.03 |
| 2022/23 | 206 | 49.5 | 53% | 71% | +0.21 |
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
- Carlton AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.6applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · Nottingham20261.4applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · Nottingham20261.2applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · NottinghamshireSerious weaknesses Inadequate20221.8applications per place 56.5Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · NottinghamshireGraded · no overall grade20252.7applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · NottinghamshireRemains Good20232.9applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
- 3.5 km · NottinghamGood20243.2applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
- 3.8 km · NottinghamRemains Good20224.1applications per place 52.0Attainment 8
- 4.2 km · NottinghamshireOutstanding20243.3applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137085 · 891/4005
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,000 pupils · 1,354 on roll
- Free school meals
- 25.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2011
- Replaced
- Wheldon School and Sports College (URN 122849)
- Address
- Coningswath Road, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 3SH
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire · Gedling
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources