Academy sponsor led · Nottingham

Nottingham Girls' Academy

11–18Ages
931Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
137184URN

Robin's Wood Road, Nottingham, NG8 3LD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Nottingham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Nottingham

310 applications for 170 places · 11th of 19 in Nottingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

48.8of 90

Nottingham 44.1 England 46.0

6th of 19 in Nottingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 7 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

7 November 2023
Graded inspection: Outstanding
8 December 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.8applications per place, Year 7

close to Nottingham median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

310 applications · 170 places offered · 150 named it first

2026 1.8; Nottingham median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Nottingham median median 2.0
2024 1.6; Nottingham median median 1.9
2023 1.8; Nottingham median median 1.9
2022 1.9; Nottingham median median 1.9
2021 1.9; Nottingham median median 1.9
2020 2.0; Nottingham median median 2.0
2019 1.9; Nottingham median median 1.9
2018 2.1; Nottingham median median 2.2
2017 2.0; Nottingham median median 2.0
2016 2.3; Nottingham median median 2.2
2015 2.0; Nottingham median median 2.0
2014 2.4; 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	170	310	1.8	150	0.88
Sep 2025	171	325	1.9	136	0.80
Sep 2024	163	266	1.6	110	0.67
Sep 2023	159	293	1.8	120	0.75
Sep 2022	151	287	1.9	125	0.83
Sep 2021	158	292	1.9	104	0.66
Sep 2020	160	326	2.0	106	0.66
Sep 2019	161	312	1.9	117	0.73
Sep 2018	150	321	2.1	122	0.81
Sep 2017	150	306	2.0	111	0.74
Sep 2016	105	241	2.3	75	0.71
Sep 2015	117	237	2.0	81	0.69
Sep 2014	81	198	2.4	55	0.68

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

156 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)48.86th of 19 in Nottingham

Nottingham 44.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths52%6th of 19 in Nottingham

Nottingham 41% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths70%

Nottingham 59% England 66%

This school
Nottingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.22

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	156	48.8	52%	70%	–
2024/25	156	47.7	43%	72%	–
2023/24	157	48.7	49%	73%	+0.22
2022/23	147	45.1	40%	67%	+0.03

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 Girls' AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

1.8applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
0.6 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2024

2.7applications per place 54.4Attainment 8
Bluecoat Aspley Academy
0.6 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2024

4.5applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
Bluecoat Beechdale Academy
0.8 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 36.6Attainment 8
Ellis Guilford School
1.5 km · Nottingham

Good2023

1.3applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
Bluecoat Wollaton Academy
1.8 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2024

4.4applications per place 53.4Attainment 8
Nottingham University Samworth Academy
2.3 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
Djanogly City Academy
2.5 km · Nottingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 37.0Attainment 8
Fernwood School
2.5 km · Nottingham

Outstanding2024

2.7applications per place 54.6Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137184 · 892/4000
Trust: Greenwood Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 936 pupils · 931 on roll
Free school meals: 43.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 September 2011
Replaced: Manning Comprehensive School (URN 122825)
Address: Robin's Wood Road, Nottingham, NG8 3LD
Local authority: Nottingham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources