Schools and Education in Nottingham

There are 100 schools in Nottingham (excluding independent schools), including 72 primary schools, 16 secondary schools, and 3 serving sixth-form education. Nottingham has 1 school with Pupil Referral Unit places, and 1 with places for teen mothers. There is 1 school in Nottingham under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Sixth Forms Pupils Referral Units

Nottingham Education Profile

The median school in Nottingham has 39% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 3rd highest figure in Nottinghamshire. This represents about 17,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 2 of Nottingham's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Nottingham is 18.62 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 41st lowest ratio in Nottinghamshire, and the 335th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the East Midlands region of the UK.

The 1 schools in Nottingham operating with pupil referral units offer 116 PRU places to the local area. For teen mothers, there are an unknown number of places available (data quality standards vary) from the single school providing places for teen mothers.

Primaries

72

5.56% Outstanding • 83% Good

Secondaries

16

13% Outstanding • 44% Good

Sixth Forms

3

0% Outstanding • 67% Good

Primary Schools in Nottingham

Most of Nottingham's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 60 schools or 83% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very high and high - about 36% and 32% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 2.78% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Nottingham's primary schools most commonly have a good ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Ambleside Primary School 3–11 yrs 570
Requires improvement
Very low
Very high
Arnbrook Primary School 3–11 yrs 280
Good
High
Very low
Bentinck Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
High
Good
Berridge Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 730
Good
Very high
High
Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 480
Good
Very high
Low
Bluecoat Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 446
Good
Church of England
Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 600
Good
High
High
Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Low
Church of England
Burford Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 235
Good
High
Very high
Cantrell Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Good
Carrington Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high
Claremont Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 460
Good
Very high
Good
Crabtree Farm Primary School 3–11 yrs 480
Requires improvement
Low
Low
Djanogly Northgate Academy 2–11 yrs 918
Good
High
Low
Djanogly Sherwood Academy 2–11 yrs
Good
Good
Very low
Djanogly Strelley Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
Good
Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 410
Good
Very high
Low
Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Low
Edna G. Olds Academy 3–11 yrs 255
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Fernwood Primary School 3–11 yrs 1,050
Good
Very high
Very high
Firbeck Academy 3–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Very low
Very low
Forest Fields Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 630
Good
Very high
High
Glade Hill Primary & Nursery School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
Good
Glenbrook Spencer Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Good
Greenfields Community School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Good
Hawthorne Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 315
Haydn Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very high
High
Heathfield Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 700
Good
Very high
Low
Hempshill Hall Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
High
Henry Whipple Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Low
Hogarth Academy 3–11 yrs 262
Good
High
Good
Horsendale Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Very high
Huntingdon Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy 4–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Very low
Melbury Primary School 3–11 yrs 254
Good
Very high
Very high
Mellers Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Good
Very high
Good
Middleton Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 570
Good
Very high
Very high
Mornington Primary School 4–11 yrs 300
Good
Good
High
Nottingham Academy 3–19 yrs 3,570
Requires improvement
Low
Low
Old Basford School 3–11 yrs 420
High
Good
Our Lady & St Edward Primary & Nursery Catholic Voluntary Academy 3–11 yrs 268
Good
High
Very high
Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Good
Roman Catholic
Portland Spencer Academy 3–11 yrs 390
Good
Very high
Good
Radford Primary School Academy 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
High
Rise Park Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
High
High
Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 480
Good
High
Very high
Robin Hood Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Low
Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 690
Good
High
Low
Rufford Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 472
Good
High
Low
Scotholme Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 480
Good
Good
Good
Seely Primary School 3–11 yrs 575
Good
Very high
Good
Snape Wood Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Low
Sneinton St Stephen's CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Very high
Low
Church of England
Southglade Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Low
Southwark Primary School 3–11 yrs 720
Good
Very high
Low
Southwold Primary School and Early Years' Centre 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
High
Springfield Academy 3–11 yrs 220
Good
High
Low
St Ann's Well Academy 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Good
St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy 3–11 yrs 356
Good
High
Good
Roman Catholic
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 238
Good
High
Good
Roman Catholic
St Mary's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Good
Roman Catholic
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Roman Catholic
Stanstead Nursery and Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Low
Sycamore Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Good
Victoria Primary School 3–11 yrs 401
Good
Very low
Good
Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School 3–11 yrs 459
Good
Very high
Good
Warren Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Very high
Welbeck Primary School 3–11 yrs 315
Good
High
Good
Westglade Primary School 3–11 yrs 310
Good
High
High
Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) 3–11 yrs 470
Good
Good
Good
William Booth Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Good
Windmill L.E.A.D. Academy 3–11 yrs 482
Good
Good
High

Nottingham Secondary Schools

Most of Nottingham's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 7 schools or 44% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between high and very high - about 25% and 25% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 19% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Nottingham's secondary schools most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Bluecoat Aspley Academy 11–19 yrs 1,400
Good
High
Church of England
Bluecoat Beechdale Academy 11–16 yrs 900
Good
Very low
Bluecoat Trent Academy 11–16 yrs 1,200
Bluecoat Wollaton Academy 11–16 yrs 750
Outstanding
Very high
Church of England
Djanogly City Academy 11–19 yrs 750
Good
Very high
Good
Ellis Guilford School 11–16 yrs 1,350
Requires improvement
Low
Fernwood School 11–16 yrs 1,020
Outstanding
High
Very low
Nottingham Academy 3–19 yrs 3,570
Requires improvement
Low
Low
Nottingham Free School 11–18 yrs 626
Good
Very high
Good
Nottingham Girls' Academy 11–19 yrs 900
Good
Very high
Very low
Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology 11–19 yrs 935
Good
High
Very high
Park Vale Academy 11–16 yrs 950
Requires improvement
Low
Low
The Bulwell Academy 11–18 yrs 1,050
Special Measures
Very low
Very low
The Oakwood Academy 11–16 yrs 750
Requires improvement
Low
Low
The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy 11–18 yrs 1,125
Good
High
Very low
Roman Catholic
The Wells Academy 11–16 yrs 800

Sixth Form Schools in Nottingham

Most of Nottingham's sixth form schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 2 schools or 67% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and very low - about 33% and 0% of sixth form schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 67% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Nottingham's sixth form schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Bilborough College 16–19 yrs
Good
Nottingham Academy 3–19 yrs 3,570
Requires improvement
Low
Low
Nottingham College 16–99 yrs
Good

Nottingham Pupil Referral Units

Most of Nottingham's pupil referral units have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Nottingham's pupil referral units most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Hospital and Home Education PRU 5–16 yrs
Good
Very low

Schools with places for Teen Mothers in Nottingham

Most of Nottingham's schools with teen mother places have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Nottingham's schools with teen mother places most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Hospital and Home Education PRU 5–16 yrs
Good
Very low
Last updated: 16 Aug 2023