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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 9 November 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 20 June 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 entry487 applications · 120 places offered · 185 named it first
- 2026 4.1; Nottingham median median 1.8
- 2025 4.2; Nottingham median median 2.0
- 2024 4.1; Nottingham median median 1.9
- 2023 4.1; Nottingham median median 1.9
- 2022 4.5; Nottingham median median 1.9
- 2021 3.9; Nottingham median median 1.9
- 2020 4.6; Nottingham median median 2.0
- 2019 3.9; Nottingham median median 1.9
- 2018 4.5; Nottingham median median 2.2
- 2017 4.6; Nottingham median median 2.0
- 2016 4.1; Nottingham median median 2.2
- 2015 2.9; 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 | 120 | 487 | 4.1 | 185 | 1.54 |
| Sep 2025 | 116 | 489 | 4.2 | 160 | 1.38 |
| Sep 2024 | 120 | 486 | 4.1 | 184 | 1.53 |
| Sep 2023 | 120 | 490 | 4.1 | 190 | 1.58 |
| Sep 2022 | 120 | 536 | 4.5 | 214 | 1.78 |
| Sep 2021 | 118 | 465 | 3.9 | 191 | 1.62 |
| Sep 2020 | 119 | 541 | 4.6 | 194 | 1.63 |
| Sep 2019 | 114 | 443 | 3.9 | 140 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2018 | 98 | 440 | 4.5 | 180 | 1.84 |
| Sep 2017 | 95 | 433 | 4.6 | 184 | 1.94 |
| Sep 2016 | 90 | 366 | 4.1 | 147 | 1.63 |
| Sep 2015 | 90 | 262 | 2.9 | 104 | 1.16 |
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.) | 116 | 52.0 | 61% | 80% | – |
| 2024/25 | 119 | 51.5 | 55% | 79% | – |
| 2023/24 | 111 | 52.7 | 59% | 80% | +0.29 |
| 2022/23 | 112 | 50.5 | 53% | 71% | +0.09 |
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 Free SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20224.1applications per place 52.0Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · NottinghamGood20243.2applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · NottinghamGraded · no overall grade20241.7applications per place 37.0Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · Nottingham20261.4applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · NottinghamGood20231.3applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · NottinghamRemains Good20244.5applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · NottinghamOutstanding20231.8applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · NottinghamGood20241.8applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · NottinghamshireGraded · no overall grade20252.7applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 141010 · 892/4020
- Trust
- Nova Education Trust
- Capacity
- 626 pupils · 699 on roll
- Free school meals
- 27.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2014
- Address
- The Courtaulds Building, 290 Haydn Road, Nottingham, NG5 1EB
- Local authority
- Nottingham
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources