OFSTED
28 September 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Nottingham
Trust
NOVA EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
928
928 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
381
41.1% of pupils
Male pupils
547
58.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.3 pts
above England
School
28.1%
Nottingham
36.9%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.8 pts
above England
School
37.1%
Nottingham
36.7%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Nottingham
0.7%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
21.7%
201
White British
16.5%
153
African
13.5%
125
Any other White background
7.8%
72
Any other ethnic group
6.4%
59
Any other Asian background
6.1%
57
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
8.2%
76 of
928 pupils
12.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
51.1
11.9 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.16 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.31%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.09 pts
higher than
England
School
6.31%
Nottingham
6.82%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.10%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.28 pts
higher than
England
School
17.10%
Nottingham
18.73%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.60%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.79 pts
higher than
England
School
2.60%
Nottingham
2.30%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
99.3%
6.9 pts
above England
Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology
99.3%
Nottingham
101.7%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.