OFSTED
9 November 2022
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains 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
699
699 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
326
46.6% of pupils
Male pupils
373
53.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.7 pts
above England
School
26.5%
Nottingham
36.9%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.7 pts
below England
School
15.6%
Nottingham
36.7%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Nottingham
0.7%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
43.5%
304
Pakistani
18.6%
130
White and Black Caribbean
5.9%
41
Any other White background
4.7%
33
Unclassified
4.3%
30
Any other Mixed background
3.7%
26
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
13.2%
92 of
699 pupils
7.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.6 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
51.5
12.3 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.29 · 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
5.56%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.66 pts
lower than
England
School
5.56%
Nottingham
6.82%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.72%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.09 pts
lower than
England
School
12.72%
Nottingham
18.73%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.61%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.19 pts
lower than
England
School
1.61%
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
111.7%
19.3 pts
above England
Nottingham Free School
111.7%
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.