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Schools in Nottingham · DfE, Ofsted

Nottingham’s state schools get lower results than 61% of towns in England

94 state-funded schools are located in Nottingham’s built-up area. Reading, writing and maths at the expected standard: 60% of primary pupils in Nottingham, below Nottinghamshire’s towns (62%) and close to towns in England (62%). Nottingham grades C+ for schools, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results: #32 of 49 in Nottinghamshire. Ofsted is shown, not graded.

60%meet the KS2 standard 44.7Attainment 8 #32of 49 in Nottinghamshire

State schools

67 primary, 17 secondary

Reading, writing & maths

60%

meet the expected standard at 11 · 2023–25

England’s schools: 62%

Attainment 8

44.7

GCSE average across 8 subjects · 2025/26

England’s schools: 47.3

Grade 5+ English & maths

43%

a strong pass in both · 2025/26

England’s schools: 47%

Town figures are pupil-weighted across the schools the grade uses; England’s are the average school.

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about Nottingham’s schools

87%meet the KS2 standard at Edna G. Olds, with 42% on free school meals

Edna G. Olds beats its intake

Schools with more pupils on free school meals usually get lower results. At Edna G. Olds Academy, 42% of pupils are on free school meals and 87% meet the expected standard; a typical school in England with that intake reaches 57%. Results and intake ↓

Written from the Department for Education and Ofsted data on this page.

School Grade

Nottingham grades C+ for schools

Against every town in England with results; Wales publishes none.

Primary: reading, writing and maths at 11 (60% meet the standard)Better than 40% of towns in England

Secondary: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (44.7 and 43%)Better than 43% of towns in England

Each of Nottingham’s 65 primaries: % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (2023–25)

Each of Nottingham’s 17 secondaries: Attainment 8 (2025/26)

England’s average schoolNottingham’s average school

The primary figure: 66 primaries in the town, 10,169 pupils in results over three years. The secondary figure: 17 secondaries in the town, 3,074 pupils in results. Mainstream state schools only (grammar schools included); special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19 colleges are listed below but not graded. Each school’s results are compared with every school in England, then weighted by its pupils.

Results and intake

Which schools do better than their intake suggests

Schools with more pupils on free school meals tend to get lower results. The dashed line is the typical school in England for each level of free school meals; the band holds the middle two-thirds. A dot above the band is doing better than schools like it.

Primaries: KS2 reading, writing and maths against free school meals

Secondaries: Attainment 8 against free school meals

The share of pupils on free school meals runs from 10% at Fernwood Primary School to 69% at Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery School. Against schools with the same intake, Edna G. Olds Academy does best: 87% with 42% on free school meals, where a typical school would reach 57%. 35 of 65 primaries and 13 of 17 secondaries are above the line.

Show as a table

School	Free school meals	Result	Typical for that intake	Difference
Edna G. Olds AcademyKS2 %	42%	87%	57%	+30
Huntingdon AcademyKS2 %	50%	84%	55%	+29
Welbeck Primary SchoolKS2 %	45%	85%	56%	+29
St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	19%	92%	63%	+29
Warren Primary AcademyKS2 %	50%	74%	55%	+19
Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery SchoolKS2 %	38%	77%	58%	+19
Sneinton St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	30%	78%	60%	+18
Haydn Primary SchoolKS2 %	12%	79%	65%	+14
Dunkirk Primary and Nursery SchoolKS2 %	35%	72%	59%	+13
Westglade Primary SchoolKS2 %	47%	68%	56%	+12
Jubilee L.E.A.D. AcademyKS2 %	51%	66%	54%	+12
Radford Primary School AcademyKS2 %	45%	67%	56%	+11
Mellers Primary SchoolKS2 %	44%	67%	56%	+11
William Booth Primary and Nursery SchoolKS2 %	57%	63%	53%	+10
Rise Park Primary and Nursery SchoolKS2 %	29%	70%	61%	+9
Bluecoat Wollaton AcademyAttainment 8	39%	53	44	+9
St Ann's Well AcademyKS2 %	66%	59%	50%	+9
Djanogly Northgate AcademyKS2 %	47%	64%	55%	+9
Southglade Primary and Nursery SchoolKS2 %	47%	64%	55%	+9
Portland Spencer AcademyKS2 %	50%	63%	55%	+8
Windmill L.E.A.D. AcademyKS2 %	42%	65%	57%	+8
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	24%	70%	62%	+8
Nottingham Girls' AcademyAttainment 8	43%	49	43	+6
Nottingham University Academy of Science and TechnologyAttainment 8	35%	52	45	+6
Crabtree Farm Primary SchoolKS2 %	69%	55%	49%	+6
Edale Rise Primary & Nursery SchoolKS2 %	50%	60%	55%	+5
The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary AcademyAttainment 8	25%	54	49	+5
Melbury Primary SchoolKS2 %	43%	62%	57%	+5
Park Vale AcademyAttainment 8	45%	46	42	+4
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	17%	68%	64%	+4
Nottingham Free SchoolAttainment 8	28%	52	48	+4
Bluecoat Aspley AcademyAttainment 8	45%	46	42	+4
Djanogly Sherwood AcademyKS2 %	40%	61%	57%	+4
Fernwood SchoolAttainment 8	18%	55	51	+3
Glenbrook Spencer AcademyKS2 %	46%	59%	56%	+3
Robin Hood Primary SchoolKS2 %	35%	62%	59%	+3
Fernwood Primary SchoolKS2 %	10%	69%	66%	+3
Bluecoat Beechdale AcademyAttainment 8	68%	37	34	+3
Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery SchoolKS2 %	69%	52%	49%	+3
Sycamore AcademyKS2 %	56%	55%	53%	+2
The Oakwood AcademyAttainment 8	42%	45	43	+2
Hogarth AcademyKS2 %	29%	62%	61%	+1
Scotholme Primary and Nursery SchoolKS2 %	39%	59%	58%	+1
The Bulwell AcademyAttainment 8	56%	40	38	+1
Bluecoat Trent AcademyAttainment 8	55%	40	39	+1
Firbeck AcademyKS2 %	47%	56%	55%	+1
Nottingham University Samworth AcademyAttainment 8	52%	40	40	+0
Hempshill Hall Primary SchoolKS2 %	32%	60%	60%	+0
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	18%	63%	64%	−1
Southwark Primary SchoolKS2 %	43%	56%	57%	−1
Berridge Primary and Nursery SchoolKS2 %	32%	59%	60%	−1
Walter Halls Primary and Early Years SchoolKS2 %	31%	59%	60%	−1
Springfield AcademyKS2 %	63%	50%	51%	−1
Ambleside Primary SchoolKS2 %	48%	54%	55%	−1
Rufford Primary and Nursery SchoolKS2 %	54%	52%	54%	−2
Henry Whipple Primary SchoolKS2 %	42%	55%	57%	−2
Bluecoat Primary AcademyKS2 %	42%	55%	57%	−2
Ellis Guilford SchoolAttainment 8	46%	40	42	−2
Stanstead Flying High AcademyKS2 %	33%	57%	59%	−2
Nottingham AcademyAttainment 8	44%	40	42	−3
The Wells AcademyAttainment 8	47%	39	41	−3
Greenfields Community SchoolKS2 %	35%	55%	59%	−4
Arnbrook Primary SchoolKS2 %	44%	52%	56%	−4
Djanogly City AcademyAttainment 8	47%	37	41	−4
Djanogly Strelley AcademyKS2 %	67%	45%	50%	−5
Old Basford SchoolKS2 %	31%	55%	60%	−5
Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery SchoolKS2 %	43%	51%	57%	−6
Middleton Primary and Nursery SchoolKS2 %	11%	60%	66%	−6
Nottingham AcademyKS2 %	44%	50%	56%	−6
Claremont Primary and Nursery SchoolKS2 %	36%	52%	59%	−7
Southwold Primary School and Early Years' CentreKS2 %	41%	50%	57%	−7
Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)KS2 %	36%	51%	59%	−8
Seely Primary SchoolKS2 %	21%	55%	63%	−8
Carrington Primary and Nursery SchoolKS2 %	13%	57%	65%	−8
Heathfield Primary and Nursery SchoolKS2 %	35%	50%	59%	−9
Our Lady & St Edward Primary & Nursery Catholic Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	26%	52%	61%	−9
Forest Fields Primary and Nursery SchoolKS2 %	43%	47%	57%	−10
Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery SchoolKS2 %	31%	50%	60%	−10
Victoria Primary SchoolKS2 %	49%	44%	55%	−11
Brocklewood Primary and Nursery SchoolKS2 %	53%	42%	54%	−12
Glade Hill Primary & Nursery SchoolKS2 %	35%	45%	59%	−14
St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	26%	39%	61%	−22

Free school meals: pupils eligible now, DfE January 2026 census. The typical-school line is a straight-line fit across every graded school in England. It describes; it doesn’t grade: the School Grade uses results alone.

Getting a place

How school places work in Nottingham

Nottingham Council handles applications for every state school in Nottingham, academies included. You apply to the council where you live, even for a school in another area.

Secondary (starting at 11)Apply by 31 October of Year 6. Offers on 1 March.

Primary (starting in Reception)Apply by 15 January before the September your child starts. Offers on 16 April.

Moving mid-yearApply to the council for an in-year place; it tells you which schools have room.

When a school is full

Every school publishes its admissions rules. Children in care come first, then, at most schools, brothers and sisters of current pupils, then those who live nearest. 12 of Nottingham’s 83 mainstream schools have a religious character; some of them give priority by church attendance, so check each school’s rules. Infant classes are limited to 30 by law. If you’re refused a place, you can appeal to an independent panel.

Useful: Apply for a primary place (GOV.UK) · Apply for a secondary place (GOV.UK) · How admissions criteria work

How full each school is

Pupils on roll as a share of the school’s official capacity. The black tick is 100%; 27 schools are at or over it.

Djanogly City169%

Sneinton St Stephen's incl. nursery118%

Bluecoat Wollaton117%

Our Lady of Perpetual Succour incl. nursery116%

Westglade incl. nursery113%

Greenfields Community incl. nursery112%

Welbeck incl. nursery112%

Nottingham Free112%

St Mary's incl. nursery111%

Sycamore incl. nursery111%

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Edale Rise incl. nursery110%

Rise Park incl. nursery109%

Fernwood incl. nursery107%

Old Basford incl. nursery106%

Middleton incl. nursery106%

Southglade incl. nursery106%

Bulwell St Mary's incl. nursery105%

The Trinity105%

Bluecoat Bentinck incl. nursery105%

St Ann's Well incl. nursery105%

William Booth incl. nursery105%

Carrington incl. nursery104%

Huntingdon incl. nursery103%

Fernwood103%

Bluecoat incl. nursery101%

Heathfield incl. nursery101%

The Bulwell100%

Ambleside incl. nursery100%

Haydn incl. nursery100%

Nottingham Girls'99%

St Teresa's99%

Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology99%

Djanogly Strelley incl. nursery99%

Radford School99%

Bluecoat Beechdale99%

The Oakwood98%

Robin Hood incl. nursery98%

Warren incl. nursery97%

Southwold School and Early Years' Centre incl. nursery97%

Stanstead Flying High incl. nursery97%

Springfield incl. nursery96%

Scotholme incl. nursery96%

Bluecoat Aspley96%

Forest Fields incl. nursery96%

Windmill L.E.A.D. incl. nursery95%

Mellers incl. nursery95%

Glade Hill incl. nursery95%

Hempshill Hall incl. nursery95%

Edna G. Olds incl. nursery95%

Bluecoat Trent94%

Blue Bell Hill incl. nursery94%

St Margaret Clitherow incl. nursery94%

Portland Spencer incl. nursery94%

Rufford incl. nursery93%

Park Vale93%

Henry Whipple incl. nursery92%

Seely incl. nursery91%

Walter Halls and Early Years incl. nursery90%

Our Lady & St Edward incl. nursery89%

Nottingham University Samworth89%

Robert Shaw incl. nursery88%

Glenbrook Spencer incl. nursery88%

Melbury incl. nursery88%

Ellis Guilford87%

Southwark incl. nursery87%

St Augustine's incl. nursery86%

Berridge incl. nursery85%

Rosslyn Park incl. nursery83%

Claremont incl. nursery83%

Cantrell incl. nursery83%

Firbeck incl. nursery82%

Dunkirk incl. nursery82%

Jubilee L.E.A.D.82%

Hogarth incl. nursery81%

Whitemoor Academy (Primary) incl. nursery80%

The Wells79%

Nottingham incl. nursery76%

Crabtree Farm incl. nursery75%

Victoria incl. nursery72%

Brocklewood incl. nursery67%

Djanogly Northgate incl. nursery65%

Arnbrook incl. nursery61%

DfE register of schools (GIAS), January 2026 census. Capacity often excludes a nursery class, so a school with a nursery can show over 100%.

The schools

94 state schools in Nottingham

Each school’s own letter compares its results with every state school in England of the same phase: Key Stage 2 for primaries, GCSEs for secondaries. Open a school for its results, how its letter is worked out, Ofsted and a map.

Letters of Nottingham’s schoolsA 14B 22C 36D 1012 without a letter

Primary schools66 · best KS2 results first

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

A⁺

92% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

417 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Edna G. Olds Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

A⁺

87% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

241 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Huntingdon Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

A⁺

84% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

434 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Welbeck Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁺

85% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

352 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Haydn Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

79% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

459 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Sneinton St Stephen's CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

78% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

248 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

77% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

452 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Warren Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

A⁻

74% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

204 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁻

72% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

337 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Rise Park Primary and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁺

70% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

458 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

B⁺

70% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

234 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Fernwood Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁺

69% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

1,122 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

B⁺

68% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

243 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Westglade Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁺

68% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

237 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Mellers Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

67% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

450 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Radford Primary School Academy

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy

67% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

207 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

344 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Windmill L.E.A.D. Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

65% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

460 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Southglade Primary and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

64% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

444 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Djanogly Northgate Academy

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

B⁻

64% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

321 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Portland Spencer Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

366 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

229 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

William Booth Primary and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

220 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Robin Hood Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

62% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

468 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

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Melbury Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

62% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

223 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Hogarth Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁻

62% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

212 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Djanogly Sherwood Academy

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

328 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Middleton Primary and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

60% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

668 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Hempshill Hall Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

60% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

400 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁺

60% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

231 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Berridge Primary and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

624 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Scotholme Primary and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

461 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

414 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Glenbrook Spencer Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

369 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

St Ann's Well Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

220 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Carrington Primary and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

57% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

218 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Stanstead Flying High Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

57% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

203 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Southwark Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

56% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

624 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Firbeck Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

56% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

173 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Seely Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

55% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

523 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Sycamore Academy

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

55% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

466 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Bluecoat Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

55% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

452 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Old Basford School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

55% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

447 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Crabtree Farm Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

55% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

358 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Greenfields Community School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

55% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

235 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Henry Whipple Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

55% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

194 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Ambleside Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

54% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

629 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁻

52% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

576 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Rufford Primary and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

52% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

438 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Claremont Primary and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

52% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

382 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Our Lady & St Edward Primary & Nursery Catholic Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

C⁻

52% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

238 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Arnbrook Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁻

52% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

172 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁻

51% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

385 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

C⁻

51% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

221 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Heathfield Primary and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

50% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

704 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁻

50% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

422 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Springfield Academy

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

C⁻

50% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

212 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Southwold Primary School and Early Years' Centre

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

50% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

203 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Forest Fields Primary and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

47% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

603 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Glade Hill Primary & Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

45% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

400 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Djanogly Strelley Academy

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

45% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

386 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Victoria Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

44% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

289 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

42% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

401 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

220 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2023

St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

39% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

306 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Cantrell Primary and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

No letter

381 pupilsOfsted: Inadequate 2024

All-through schools1 · primary and secondary in one

Nottingham Academy

All-through · ages 3–19 · Academy

C⁻

39.9 Attainment 8 · 30% grade 5+ E&M

1,947 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Secondary schools16 · best GCSE results first

Fernwood School

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

54.6 Attainment 8 · 66% grade 5+ E&M

1,543 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · Roman Catholic

A⁻

54.4 Attainment 8 · 60% grade 5+ E&M

1,182 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology

Secondary · ages 11–19 · Free school

A⁻

51.5 Attainment 8 · 63% grade 5+ E&M

928 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Bluecoat Wollaton Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy · Church of England

A⁻

53.4 Attainment 8 · 59% grade 5+ E&M

879 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Nottingham Free School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Free school

A⁻

52 Attainment 8 · 61% grade 5+ E&M

699 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Nottingham Girls' Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · girls

B⁺

48.8 Attainment 8 · 52% grade 5+ E&M

931 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Bluecoat Aspley Academy

Secondary · ages 11–19 · Academy · Church of England

B⁻

45.8 Attainment 8 · 48% grade 5+ E&M

1,344 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

The Oakwood Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

B⁻

44.7 Attainment 8 · 46% grade 5+ E&M

737 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Park Vale Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

B⁻

46.2 Attainment 8 · 43% grade 5+ E&M

880 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Nottingham University Samworth Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

39.9 Attainment 8 · 41% grade 5+ E&M

841 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

The Bulwell Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

C⁻

39.6 Attainment 8 · 39% grade 5+ E&M

1,051 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Ellis Guilford School

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

C⁻

39.5 Attainment 8 · 31% grade 5+ E&M

1,171 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Bluecoat Trent Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Free school

C⁻

39.7 Attainment 8 · 32% grade 5+ E&M

1,132 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

The Wells Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

38.7 Attainment 8 · 27% grade 5+ E&M

634 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Djanogly City Academy

Secondary · ages 11–19 · Academy

37 Attainment 8 · 28% grade 5+ E&M

1,270 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Bluecoat Beechdale Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

D⁻

36.6 Attainment 8 · 20% grade 5+ E&M

887 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Special schools, nurseries and colleges11 · no letter: their results don’t compare

Fairhaven Academy

Alternative provision · ages 7–16 · Academy

No letter

265 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Oak Field School

Special school · ages 3–19 · Community

No letter

158 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Rosehill School

Special school · ages 4–19 · Community

No letter

121 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Willowfield Academy

Special school · ages 7–16 · Academy

No letter

10.1 Attainment 8 · 0% grade 5+ E&M

119 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Woodlands Academy

Special school · ages 3–16 · Academy

No letter

0.6 Attainment 8 · 0% grade 5+ E&M

96 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Nottingham HOPE Academy

Alternative provision · ages 4–19 · Academy

No letter

95 pupilsOfsted: Good 2021

The Nottingham Nursery School and Training Centre

Nursery · ages 2–4 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

93 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Brookvale Academy

Alternative provision · ages 7–16 · Academy

No letter

45 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Stone Soup Academy

Alternative provision · ages 11–19 · Free school

No letter

10 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

CP Riverside School

Alternative provision · ages 13–16 · Free school

No letter

4 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Bilborough College

Sixth form / 16–19 · ages 16–19 · Academy

No letter

0 pupils

Key result: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (GCSEs, 2025/26 provisional) for secondaries; the share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (KS2, DfE’s three-year average) for primaries. Pupils: the January 2026 school census. No letter: an infant or first school (no KS2 tests), a new school, a small cohort DfE suppresses, or a special school, nursery or college. Independent schools aren’t included.

Ofsted

Ofsted report cards

Each school’s latest inspection; report cards replace one-word judgements as schools are re-inspected.

Outstanding 4Good 31Report card 12Requires improvement 1Inadequate 1Ungraded inspection only 44No published grade 1

Ofsted stopped giving one-word judgements in 2024. Until a school is re-inspected, its last overall judgement is its most recent single grade; a school judged years ago may have changed a lot since.

Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each area of a school one of five grades (exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement) and says whether safeguarding is met, instead of one overall word. 12 of Nottingham’s 94 state schools have a report card so far; the others show their last inspection under the old framework. Ofsted is never part of the School Grade.

School	Safeguarding	Achievement	Curriculum and teaching	Inclusion	Attendance and behaviour	Personal development and well-being	Leadership and governance	Early years	Sixth form
Stanstead Flying High AcademyJuly 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	—
Djanogly Strelley AcademyJune 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—
The Bulwell AcademyMay 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—	—
Arnbrook Primary SchoolMay 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Nottingham AcademyApril 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard
CP Riverside SchoolApril 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	—	—
Springfield AcademyApril 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	—
Rise Park Primary and Nursery SchoolMarch 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery SchoolMarch 2026	Met	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolMarch 2026	Met	Exceptional	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—
The Wells AcademyJanuary 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—	—
William Booth Primary and Nursery SchoolJanuary 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—

Who runs them

20 academy trusts and the council

Academies are state schools run by a trust rather than the council: the trust employs the staff and can set its own curriculum and term dates. Admissions still go through the council.

Run by	Schools	Pupils	Their letters
L.e.a.d. Academy TrustSycamore, Windmill L.E.A.D., Huntingdon, Jubilee L.E.A.D., Edna G. Olds, St Ann's Well, Hogarth, Radford School, Warren	9	2,788	CBA⁺BA⁺C⁺B⁻BA⁻
Transform TrustRosslyn Park, Robert Shaw, Brocklewood, Cantrell, Sneinton St Stephen's, Edale Rise, Bulwell St Mary's, William Booth	8	2,700	C⁻C⁻DAC⁺C⁻B⁻
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy TrustThe Trinity, St Teresa's, St Augustine's, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Our Lady & St Edward, St Mary's, St Margaret Clitherow	7	2,849	A⁻A⁺DB⁺C⁻B⁺B⁻
Archway Learning TrustBluecoat Aspley, Bluecoat Trent, Bluecoat Beechdale, Bluecoat Wollaton, Bluecoat, Bluecoat Bentinck	6	4,914	B⁻C⁻D⁻A⁻CD
Nova Education TrustNottingham University Academy of Science and Technology, Nottingham University Samworth, Nottingham Free, Victoria, Firbeck	5	2,930	A⁻CA⁻DC
Tapestry Learning PartnershipDjanogly City, Djanogly Strelley, Djanogly Sherwood, Djanogly Northgate, Springfield	5	2,517	DDB⁻B⁻C⁻
Raleigh Education TrustAmbleside, Fairhaven, Willowfield, Woodlands, Brookvale	5	1,154	C
Greenwood Academies TrustNottingham, Nottingham Girls', The Wells	3	3,512	C⁻B⁺D
Creative Education TrustEllis Guilford, The Bulwell	2	2,222	C⁻C⁻
Redhill Academy TrustPark Vale, The Oakwood	2	1,617	B⁻B⁻
Aspire and Shine Education TrustScotholme, Whitemoor Academy (Primary)	2	846	C⁺C⁻
One Academy TrustSouthwark, Arnbrook	2	796	CC⁻
Spencer Academies TrustGlenbrook Spencer, Portland Spencer	2	735	C⁺B⁻
Flying High TrustBlue Bell Hill, Stanstead Flying High	2	655	AC
Fernwood Academy TrustFernwood	1	1,543	A
Old Basford SchoolOld Basford	1	447	C
Nexus Multi Academy TrustNottingham HOPE	1	95	—
Stone Soup LearnsStone Soup	1	10	—
East Midlands Education TrustCP Riverside	1	4	—
Better Futures Multi-Academy TrustBilborough College	1	0	—
Nottingham CouncilFernwood, Heathfield, Middleton, Berridge, Forest Fields, Seely, Robin Hood, Haydn, Rise Park, Mellers, Southglade, Rufford, Walter Halls and Early Years, Glade Hill, Hempshill Hall, Claremont, Crabtree Farm, Welbeck, Dunkirk, Westglade, Greenfields Community, Melbury, Carrington, Southwold School and Early Years' Centre, Henry Whipple, Oak Field, Rosehill, The Nottingham Nursery School and Training Centre	28	11,286	B⁺C⁻C⁺C⁺DCB⁻AB⁺BB⁻C⁻C⁺DC⁺C⁻CA⁺A⁻B⁺CB⁻CC⁻C

After 16

Where Nottingham’s teenagers go at 16

In England young people stay in education or training until 18: a sixth form, a college, or an apprenticeship.

10 of Nottingham’s 17 state secondaries have sixth forms: Bluecoat Aspley, Djanogly City, Nottingham, Nottingham Free, Nottingham Girls', Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology, Nottingham University Samworth, Park Vale, The Bulwell and The Trinity. Bilborough College is a state 16–19 school in the city. Nottingham College, a further-education college, is in the city.

Secondaries with a sixth form

10 of 17

state schools in Nottingham

Colleges within 12 miles

nearest: Nottingham College

Grammar schools in Nottingham

no selective state secondaries

College	Distance
Nottingham CollegeFurther-education college · NG1 1NG	in Nottingham
West Nottinghamshire CollegeFurther-education college · NG18 5BH	10.4 mi

Special needs

Special schools and alternative provision in Nottingham

Nottingham has 4 special schools (Oak Field, Rosehill, Willowfield and Woodlands: 494 pupils) and 5 alternative provision schools, for pupils who can’t attend mainstream school for a time. A special-school place isn’t applied for like a mainstream one: for a child with an education, health and care plan (EHCP), Nottingham Council names the school in the plan, after asking the family’s preference. These schools have no letter, because their results don’t compare with mainstream schools’. Their cards ↑

Nottingham Council’s SEND Local Offer lists support beyond these schools.

Towns its size

33rd of 39 English towns and cities of 210,000 to 405,000

Ranked by School Grade, best first: the towns and cities either side of Nottingham, and the top and bottom of the group.

#	Town	Schools	KS2	Attainment 8	Grade 5+ E&M
1	Barnet London	A⁺	72%	57.6	65%
…
29	Wolverhampton West Midlands	B	65%	46.4	44%
30	Luton Bedfordshire	B	64%	46.5	46%
31	Brighton and Hove East Sussex	B	61%	48.2	50%
32	Kingston upon Hull East Riding of Yorkshire	B	65%	44.5	42%
33	Nottingham Nottinghamshire	C⁺	60%	44.7	43%
34	Coventry West Midlands	C⁺	59%	45	45%
35	Bradford West Yorkshire	C	58%	41.6	39%
36	Derby Derbyshire	C⁻	56%	44	40%
37	Southampton Hampshire	C⁻	58%	41.7	37%
…
39	Portsmouth Hampshire	D	54%	40.8	35%

Neighbours

Nottingham and the places around it

Coloured by School Grade.

ArnoldNuthall and WatnallWilfordCarltonBestwood VillageWest BridgfordGamston (Rushcliffe)Nottingham

Town	Schools	KS2	Att. 8
Nottingham 94 schools	C⁺	60%	44.7
Arnold 17 schools · 3 mi	B⁺	64%	48
Nuthall and Watnall 4 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 3.1 mi	C⁺	61%	43.4
Wilford 2 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 3.4 mi	A⁺	79%	52.3
Carlton 22 schools · 3.4 mi	A⁻	64%	53.7
Bestwood Village 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 3.6 mi	C⁺	62%	44
West Bridgford 12 schools · 3.6 mi	A⁺	76%	53.9
Gamston (Rushcliffe) 0 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 4.1 mi	A	70%	51.8

West Bridgford has the best-graded schools nearby (A+). Small places often use the schools within 3 km, so neighbours can share schools.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

Expected standard at Key Stage 2. The share of 11-year-olds who reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, in tests and teacher assessment at the end of primary school. We use DfE’s three-year average (2023–2025) to steady small schools.
Higher standard. The share working at greater depth in all three. In Nottingham: 6% (England’s average school: 8%).
Attainment 8. A pupil’s GCSE grades across eight subjects, with English and maths counted twice, added up. 50 is roughly a grade 5 in every subject.
Grade 5+ in English and maths. A strong pass in both. Grade 4 is a standard pass.
Provisional. 2025/26 GCSE figures are DfE’s first release; revised figures follow in February, usually within a point.
Progress 8. Not shown: there is none for 2025/26, because these pupils sat no KS2 tests in 2020 (Covid).
Free school meals. Pupils eligible for free school meals now, from the January census: the usual measure of how many pupils come from low-income homes.
Independent schools. Not included: they publish no results comparable with state schools’.

Questions about schools in Nottingham

Are schools in Nottingham good?

Nottingham’s state schools earn a C+ against schools across England: primary results beat 40% of towns in England; secondary results beat 43% of towns in England, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results. School places are handled by Nottingham council.

What is the best secondary school in Nottingham?

On 2025/26 GCSE results, Fernwood School: Attainment 8 of 54.6 and 66% with grade 5+ in English and maths, against 47.3 at the average school in England. Results are one measure; distance decides most places.

What is the best primary school in Nottingham?

On Key Stage 2 results over 2023–25, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School: 92% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England.

Do Nottingham secondary schools have sixth forms?

10 of 17 do.

How do I apply for a school place in Nottingham?

Through Nottingham Council, for every state school including academies. Secondary applications close on 31 October (offers 1 March); primary on 15 January (offers 16 April).

How many schools in Nottingham are full?

27 of 82 mainstream schools have at least as many pupils as places, on DfE’s January 2026 census. A full school still admits by its rules, usually distance after siblings.

How many state schools are in Nottingham?

94 open state-funded schools are located in Nottingham’s built-up area: 67 primary, 17 secondary and 10 other (special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19). Independent schools aren’t included.

Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026 · DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), further-education and sixth-form colleges · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Nottingham’s state schools get lower results than 61% of towns in England

What stands out about Nottingham’s schools

Edna G. Olds beats its intake

Nottingham grades C+ for schools

Where Nottingham’s 94 state schools are

Which schools do better than their intake suggests

How school places work in Nottingham

When a school is full

How full each school is

94 state schools in Nottingham

Ofsted report cards

20 academy trusts and the council

Where Nottingham’s teenagers go at 16

Special schools and alternative provision in Nottingham

33rd of 39 English towns and cities of 210,000 to 405,000

Nottingham and the places around it

What this data can and can’t tell you

Questions about schools in Nottingham