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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 29 September 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 26 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 entry448 applications · 239 places offered · 249 named it first
- 2026 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
- 2025 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
- 2024 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
- 2023 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
- 2022 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.1
- 2021 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.0
- 2020 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 1.9
- 2019 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 1.9
- 2018 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 1.7
- 2017 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8
- 2016 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.0
- 2015 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8
- 2014 1.6; 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 | 239 | 448 | 1.9 | 249 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2025 | 237 | 477 | 2.0 | 250 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2024 | 237 | 471 | 2.0 | 280 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2023 | 239 | 471 | 2.0 | 276 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2022 | 241 | 428 | 1.8 | 264 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2021 | 240 | 391 | 1.6 | 259 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2020 | 240 | 392 | 1.6 | 266 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2019 | 234 | 399 | 1.7 | 259 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2018 | 240 | 365 | 1.5 | 227 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2017 | 240 | 370 | 1.5 | 263 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2016 | 240 | 348 | 1.5 | 225 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2015 | 240 | 367 | 1.5 | 241 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 241 | 384 | 1.6 | 261 | 1.08 |
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.) | 233 | 49.6 | 51% | 73% | – |
| 2024/25 | 230 | 51.0 | 50% | 80% | – |
| 2023/24 | 227 | 48.3 | 56% | 73% | +0.07 |
| 2022/23 | 230 | 48.9 | 46% | 73% | +0.23 |
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
- The Kimberley SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20221.9applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
- 3.9 km · Nottingham20261.1applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
- 4.1 km · NottinghamRemains Good20231.4applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
- 4.1 km · NottinghamshireRequires improvement20241.5applications per place 36.6Attainment 8
- 4.4 km · NottinghamStandards maintained20242.7applications per place 54.4Attainment 8
- 4.5 km · NottinghamRemains Good20221.8applications per place 36.6Attainment 8
- 4.7 km · NottinghamshireGood20241.7applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
- 4.7 km · NottinghamGood20231.3applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
- 4.9 km · NottinghamOutstanding20231.8applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138641 · 891/4226
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,392 pupils · 1,393 on roll
- Free school meals
- 22.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2012
- Replaced
- The Kimberley School (URN 122856)
- Address
- Newdigate Street, Kimberley, Nottingham, NG16 2NJ
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire · Broxtowe
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources