OFSTED
23 April 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
5 December 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
20 January 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Trust
EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,033
1,033 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
493
47.7% of pupils
Male pupils
540
52.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.1 pts
below England
School
15.7%
Rushcliffe
14.3%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.0 pts
below England
School
14.3%
Rushcliffe
15.7%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
above England
School
1.3%
Rushcliffe
0.5%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
75.9%
784
Chinese
5.8%
60
Unclassified
3.2%
33
Any other White background
2.8%
29
Any other Asian background
2.6%
27
Any other Mixed background
1.7%
18
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
5.7%
59 of
1,033 pupils
15.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.0 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
53.5
14.3 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
8.21%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.99 pts
higher than
England
School
8.21%
Rushcliffe
4.48%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.86%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.05 pts
higher than
England
School
18.86%
Rushcliffe
9.04%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.46%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.66 pts
higher than
England
School
4.46%
Rushcliffe
1.04%
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
92.7%
0.4 pts
above England
The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form
92.7%
Rushcliffe
96.8%
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.