Academy sponsor led · Nottinghamshire

The Holgate Academy

11–18Ages
1,207Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
139956URN

Nabbs Lane, Hucknall, Nottingham, NG15 6HB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.8 below Nottinghamshire median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Nottinghamshire

353 applications for 229 places · 42nd of 43 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

36.6of 90

Nottinghamshire 46.8 England 46.0

42nd of 45 in Nottinghamshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

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

1.5applications per place, Year 7

0.8 below Nottinghamshire median (2.4) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

353 applications · 229 places offered · 177 named it first

2026 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2025 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2024 1.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2023 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2022 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.1
2021 1.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.0
2020 1.4; Nottinghamshire median median 1.9
2019 1.4; Nottinghamshire median median 1.9
2018 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 1.7
2017 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.0
2015 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8
2014 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Nottinghamshire median in 0 of 13 years.

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	229	353	1.5	177	0.77
Sep 2025	247	392	1.6	196	0.79
Sep 2024	233	305	1.3	159	0.68
Sep 2023	240	354	1.5	161	0.67
Sep 2022	227	336	1.5	143	0.63
Sep 2021	231	330	1.4	177	0.77
Sep 2020	224	323	1.4	177	0.79
Sep 2019	220	309	1.4	169	0.77
Sep 2018	181	295	1.6	136	0.75
Sep 2017	188	283	1.5	148	0.79
Sep 2016	170	279	1.6	150	0.88
Sep 2015	169	287	1.7	167	0.99
Sep 2014	143	217	1.5	140	0.98

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

210 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)36.642nd of 45 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 46.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths23%42nd of 45 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths47%

Nottinghamshire 68% England 66%

This school
Nottinghamshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.81

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	210	36.6	23%	47%	–
2024/25	212	34.3	20%	38%	–
2023/24	235	39.1	28%	49%	−0.81
2022/23	181	33.9	16%	38%	−1.03

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

The Holgate AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 36.6Attainment 8
The National CofE Academy
1.6 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
The Bulwell Academy
3.5 km · Nottingham

2026

1.1applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
The Kimberley School
4.1 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
Park Vale Academy
4.3 km · Nottingham

Good2024

1.8applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
The Oakwood Academy
4.9 km · Nottingham

Good2023

1.9applications per place 44.7Attainment 8
Hall Park Academy
5.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
Ellis Guilford School
6.3 km · Nottingham

Good2023

1.3applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
Redhill Academy
7.0 km · Nottinghamshire

Outstanding2024

3.3applications per place 49.1Attainment 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 sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 139956 · 891/4016
Trust: Diverse Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,379 pupils · 1,207 on roll
Free school meals: 39.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: The Holgate Comprehensive School (URN 122877)
Address: Nabbs Lane, Hucknall, Nottingham, NG15 6HB
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Ashfield

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