Academy sponsor led · Nottinghamshire

Colonel Frank Seely Academy

11–18Ages
895Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
144182URN

Flatts Lane, Calverton, Nottingham, NG14 6JZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.6 above Nottinghamshire median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Nottinghamshire

492 applications for 166 places · 12th of 43 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

49.2of 90

Nottinghamshire 46.8 England 46.0

17th of 45 in Nottinghamshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 17 May 2022Ofsted'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
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

3.0applications per place, Year 7

0.6 above Nottinghamshire median (2.4) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

492 applications · 166 places offered · 158 named it first

2026 3.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2025 2.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2024 2.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2023 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2022 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.1
2021 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.0
2020 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 1.9
2019 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 1.9
2018 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 1.7
2017 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as Colonel Frank Seely Comprehensive School (URN 122867), 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	166	492	3.0	158	0.95
Sep 2025	174	446	2.6	173	0.99
Sep 2024	162	424	2.6	150	0.93
Sep 2023	175	390	2.2	142	0.81
Sep 2022	158	298	1.9	121	0.77
Sep 2021	136	300	2.2	121	0.89
Sep 2020	148	296	2.0	97	0.66
Sep 2019	171	332	1.9	138	0.81
Sep 2018	166	255	1.5	126	0.76
Sep 2017 *	138	254	1.8	93	0.67
Sep 2016 *	138	271	2.0	120	0.87
Sep 2015 *	124	268	2.2	111	0.90
Sep 2014 *	126	290	2.3	117	0.93

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

130 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)49.217th of 45 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 46.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths45%25th of 45 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%

Nottinghamshire 68% England 66%

This school
Nottinghamshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.14

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	130	49.2	45%	66%	–
2024/25	123	47.9	45%	70%	–
2023/24	153	46.0	43%	61%	+0.14
2022/23	127	45.0	35%	54%	+0.02

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

Colonel Frank Seely AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

3.0applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
Redhill Academy
4.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Outstanding2024

3.3applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Christ The King Voluntary Academy
4.8 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
5.3 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
The Oakwood Academy
5.7 km · Nottingham

Good2023

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

Good2024

1.8applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
Carlton le Willows Academy
7.3 km · Nottinghamshire

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

1.8applications per place 56.5Attainment 8
Carlton Academy
7.4 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
The Wells Academy
7.7 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: 144182 · 891/4025
Trust: Redhill Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,091 pupils · 895 on roll
Free school meals: 23.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2017
Replaced: Colonel Frank Seely Comprehensive School (URN 122867)
Address: Flatts Lane, Calverton, Nottingham, NG14 6JZ
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Gedling

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