Academy sponsor led · Nottingham

The Oakwood Academy

11–16Ages
737Pupils
SecondaryPhase
141363URN

Bewcastle Road, Warren Hill, Nottingham, NG5 9PJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Nottingham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Nottingham

292 applications for 157 places · 9th of 19 in Nottingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.7of 90

Nottingham 44.1 England 46.0

9th of 19 in Nottingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		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

1.9applications per place, Year 7

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

292 applications · 157 places offered · 142 named it first

2026 1.9; Nottingham median median 1.8
2025 2.0; Nottingham median median 2.0
2024 1.9; Nottingham median median 1.9
2023 1.9; Nottingham median median 1.9
2022 1.9; Nottingham median median 1.9
2021 2.2; Nottingham median median 1.9
2020 2.3; Nottingham median median 2.0
2019 2.2; Nottingham median median 1.9
2018 2.3; Nottingham median median 2.2
2017 2.0; Nottingham median median 2.0
2016 2.2; Nottingham median median 2.2
2015 2.1; Nottingham median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Nottingham median median 2.0; as the previous school

This school
Nottingham median

Dashed bars: as Big Wood School (URN 122844), Haywood School (URN 122842), the previous school.

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	157	292	1.9	142	0.90
Sep 2025	156	308	2.0	147	0.94
Sep 2024	156	294	1.9	153	0.98
Sep 2023	149	280	1.9	148	0.99
Sep 2022	149	286	1.9	136	0.91
Sep 2021	150	326	2.2	168	1.12
Sep 2020	150	337	2.3	146	0.97
Sep 2019	150	324	2.2	130	0.87
Sep 2018	151	354	2.3	161	1.07
Sep 2017	149	295	2.0	115	0.77
Sep 2016	135	299	2.2	108	0.80
Sep 2015 *	133	282	2.1	118	0.89
Sep 2014 *	139	311	2.2	132	0.95

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

140 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.79th of 19 in Nottingham

Nottingham 44.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths46%8th of 19 in Nottingham

Nottingham 41% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%

Nottingham 59% England 66%

This school
Nottingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.75

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	140	44.7	46%	66%	–
2024/25	142	41.3	33%	58%	–
2023/24	151	39.2	30%	52%	−0.75
2022/23	144	41.0	34%	58%	−0.24

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 Oakwood AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 44.7Attainment 8
Park Vale Academy
1.3 km · Nottingham

Good2024

1.8applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
Redhill Academy
2.1 km · Nottinghamshire

Outstanding2024

3.3applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
The Bulwell Academy
2.6 km · Nottingham

2026

1.1applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
3.4 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
Christ The King Voluntary Academy
3.6 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
Nottingham Free School
3.9 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2022

4.1applications per place 52.0Attainment 8
Ellis Guilford School
4.4 km · Nottingham

Good2023

1.3applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
The Wells Academy
4.7 km · Nottingham

2026

1.4applications per place 38.7Attainment 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: 141363 · 892/4006
Trust: Redhill Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 750 pupils · 737 on roll
Free school meals: 42.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2015
Replaced: Big Wood School (URN 122844); Haywood School (URN 122842)
Address: Bewcastle Road, Warren Hill, Nottingham, NG5 9PJ
Local authority: Nottingham

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