OFSTED
21 April 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
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
14 November 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
18 December 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
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
1,947
1,919 full-time ·
28 part-time
Female pupils
964
49.5% of pupils
Male pupils
983
50.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.9 pts
above England
School
42.7%
Nottingham
36.9%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
27.3 pts
above England
School
47.6%
Nottingham
36.7%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
below England
School
0.8%
Nottingham
0.7%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
23.9%
465
White British
21.8%
424
African
9.0%
175
Any other ethnic group
8.1%
157
Any other White background
7.0%
136
White and Black Caribbean
5.9%
114
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
13.9%
270 of
1,947 pupils
7.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.2 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
42.1
2.9 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.17 · 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
9.15%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.93 pts
higher than
England
School
9.15%
Nottingham
6.82%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.63%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.82 pts
higher than
England
School
28.63%
Nottingham
18.73%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.68%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.88 pts
higher than
England
School
3.68%
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 all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
75.8%
15.3 pts
below England
Nottingham Academy
75.8%
Nottingham
75.8%
East Midlands
96.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.