OFSTED
19 March 2024
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
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Nottingham
Trust
REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
880
880 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
389
44.2% of pupils
Male pupils
491
55.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
19.7 pts
above England
School
44.5%
Nottingham
36.9%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.6 pts
below England
School
16.7%
Nottingham
36.7%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
below England
School
0.9%
Nottingham
0.7%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
55.7%
490
African
10.9%
96
White and Black Caribbean
8.2%
72
Any other White background
5.5%
48
Any other Mixed background
4.5%
40
Any other Asian background
2.6%
23
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
16.3%
143 of
880 pupils
4.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.3 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
42.8
3.6 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.06 · 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
11.21%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.99 pts
higher than
England
School
11.21%
Nottingham
6.82%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
31.82%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
16.01 pts
higher than
England
School
31.82%
Nottingham
18.73%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.64%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.83 pts
higher than
England
School
6.64%
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
92.6%
0.3 pts
above England
Park Vale Academy
92.6%
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.