Nottingham Academy

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Nov 14 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 19 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
135881
Address
Greenwood Road, Bakersfield, NG3 7EB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
2188 (79% of total capacity)
Boys
50.0%
Girls
50.0%
First language not English
43.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
38.1%
Persistent absence
29.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 24.7%
Pakistani 24%
Mixed 12.3%
African 7.8%
Other White 6.7%
Other Asian 5.7%
Unclassified 5.7%
Other 5.6%
Other Black 2.2%
Caribbean 1.8%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Indian 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-3.3
WritingAverage0
MathsBelow average-2.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 51%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Speech & DramaTechnical Award18
Music Studies (General)Technical Award2
Sports StudiesTechnical Award1
Art & DesignTechnical Award26
Art & DesignGCSE2
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE1
BengaliGCSE1
BiologyGCSE31
ChemistryGCSE31
ChineseGCSE1
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Nottingham Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
31
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
30
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes22.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
6
3
3
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
2
0
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
17
7
10
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
7
3
4
Reception, Full-time
53
28
25
Year 1
59
27
32
Year 2
88
43
45
Year 3
89
48
41
Year 4
104
51
53
Year 5
101
48
53
Year 6
111
59
52
Year 7
268
140
128
Year 8
287
157
130
Year 9
286
138
148
Year 10
298
140
158
Year 11
290
151
139
Year 12
73
31
42
Year 13
49
19
30
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
79.0%
81.7%
86.5%
Further education
32.0%
39.0%
34.7%
School sixth form
41.0%
29.0%
37.9%
Sixth form college
5.0%
13.2%
13.1%
Other education destinations
SP
0.5%
0.9%
Entering employment
5.0%
5.0%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
2.7%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
12.0%
8.5%
5.2%
Destination unknown
2.0%
2.2%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
70.0%
65.3%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
12.0%
16.2%
19.7%
Russell Group
12.0%
14.8%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
0.9%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
3.6%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
1.5%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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