OFSTED
13 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
23 May 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
6 July 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Nottingham
Trust
GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
634
634 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
342
53.9% of pupils
Male pupils
292
46.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
22.4 pts
above England
School
47.2%
Nottingham
36.9%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
24.2 pts
above England
School
44.5%
Nottingham
36.7%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.1 pts
above England
School
2.1%
Nottingham
0.7%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
24.4%
155
African
18.1%
115
Any other White background
9.6%
61
Any other ethnic group
8.4%
53
White and Black Caribbean
6.8%
43
Unclassified
6.2%
39
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
17.7%
112 of
634 pupils
3.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.1 pts
above
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
43.1
3.9 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.95 · 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
7.58%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.36 pts
higher than
England
School
7.58%
Nottingham
6.82%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.37%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.56 pts
higher than
England
School
24.37%
Nottingham
18.73%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.44%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.64 pts
higher than
England
School
3.44%
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
79.3%
13.1 pts
below England
The Wells Academy
79.3%
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.