Nottingham University Samworth Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
May 18 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Nottingham
Unique reference
135761
Address
Bramhall Road, Bilborough, NG8 4HY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
875 (88% of total capacity)
Boys
53.1%
Girls
46.9%
First language not English
27.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
48.6%
Persistent absence
32.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 48.6%
Mixed 14.9%
African 9.9%
Other White 6.1%
Pakistani 5.3%
Other Asian 3%
Indian 2.4%
Unclassified 2.3%
Chinese 2.1%
Caribbean 1.9%
Other Black 1.6%
Other 1.3%
Irish Traveller 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.36
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.23
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 7%
Local authority average 27%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 27%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 37.7
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 2.98
Local authority average 3.63
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award40
Health StudiesTechnical Award32
Art & DesignGCSE1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE28
BiologyGCSE40
ChemistryGCSE40
ChineseGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE16
English LanguageGCSE146
English LiteratureGCSE137
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Nottingham University Samworth Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
170
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
103
2nd preference
40
3rd preference
38
From another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
103
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
8
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
177
94
83
Year 8
171
96
75
Year 9
148
81
67
Year 10
166
89
77
Year 11
155
86
69
Year 12
46
12
34
Year 13
12
7
5
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
81.0%
81.9%
85.6%
Further education
39.0%
41.0%
35.4%
School sixth form
10.0%
26.1%
36.6%
Sixth form college
31.0%
14.4%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
7.0%
5.3%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
2.1%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
12.0%
8.5%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
2.1%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
13.0%
65.1%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
13.0%
18.8%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
3.8%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.9%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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