Academy converter · Nottingham

The Nottingham Emmanuel School

11–19Ages
1,108Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
139765URN

Gresham Park Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7YF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.5 above Nottingham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Nottingham

414 applications for 177 places · 8th of 19 in Nottingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.1of 90

Nottingham 44.1 England 46.0

10th of 19 in Nottingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 29 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Inspection history

29 April 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
11 March 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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

2.3applications per place, Year 7

0.5 above Nottingham median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

414 applications · 177 places offered · 146 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Nottingham median median 1.8
2025 2.1; Nottingham median median 2.0
2024 2.4; Nottingham median median 1.9
2023 2.5; Nottingham median median 1.9
2022 3.1; Nottingham median median 1.9
2021 2.9; Nottingham median median 1.9
2020 2.5; Nottingham median median 2.0
2019 2.4; Nottingham median median 1.9
2018 2.4; Nottingham median median 2.2
2017 2.1; Nottingham median median 2.0
2016 2.0; Nottingham median median 2.2
2015 2.1; 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	177	414	2.3	146	0.82
Sep 2025	179	382	2.1	151	0.84
Sep 2024	195	475	2.4	195	1.00
Sep 2023	185	457	2.5	187	1.01
Sep 2022	185	567	3.1	218	1.18
Sep 2021	178	509	2.9	215	1.21
Sep 2020	209	524	2.5	181	0.87
Sep 2019	205	488	2.4	180	0.88
Sep 2018	179	424	2.4	168	0.94
Sep 2017	179	374	2.1	138	0.77
Sep 2016	180	364	2.0	144	0.80
Sep 2015	163	338	2.1	128	0.79
Sep 2014	179	363	2.0	150	0.84

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

176 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.110th of 19 in Nottingham

Nottingham 44.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths37%12th of 19 in Nottingham

Nottingham 41% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths59%

Nottingham 59% England 66%

This school
Nottingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.32

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	176	44.1	37%	59%	–
2024/25	191	44.2	38%	59%	–
2023/24	200	42.1	31%	56%	−0.32
2022/23	198	43.7	32%	57%	−0.32

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 Nottingham Emmanuel SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
The Becket School
0.6 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2022

4.4applications per place 52.3Attainment 8
The West Bridgford School
1.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Outstanding2024

4.0applications per place 61.4Attainment 8
Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology
2.2 km · Nottingham

Good2022

4.3applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
2.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 58.3Attainment 8
Farnborough Spencer Academy
2.8 km · Nottingham

Good2022

1.1applications per place 37.9Attainment 8
Bluecoat Wollaton Academy
3.8 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2024

4.4applications per place 53.4Attainment 8
Nottingham Academy
3.8 km · Nottingham

2026

1.2applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
Djanogly City Academy
3.9 km · Nottingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 37.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 139765 · 892/4462
Trust: Archway Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 1,150 pupils · 1,108 on roll
Free school meals: 47.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2013
Replaced: The Nottingham Emmanuel School (URN 133353); Wilford Meadows Comprehensive School (URN 122886)
Address: Gresham Park Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7YF
Local authority: Nottingham

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