OFSTED
15 November 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Inadequate
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
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Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Trust
DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,803
1,803 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
827
45.9% of pupils
Male pupils
976
54.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.3 pts
below England
School
23.5%
Gedling
22.5%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.9 pts
below England
School
10.4%
Gedling
12.1%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Gedling
0.3%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
67.1%
1,210
Pakistani
7.4%
133
White and Black Caribbean
5.9%
107
Any other White background
3.8%
69
African
3.1%
56
Any other Mixed background
2.7%
49
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
8.9%
161 of
1,803 pupils
11.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.8 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
55.1
15.9 pts
above England
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
7.26%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.05 pts
higher than
England
School
7.26%
Gedling
5.82%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.27%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.45 pts
higher than
England
School
18.27%
Gedling
14.22%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.59%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.79 pts
higher than
England
School
3.59%
Gedling
1.60%
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
84.8%
7.5 pts
below England
Carlton le Willows Academy
84.8%
Gedling
96.9%
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.