The National CofE Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 19 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Unique reference
137159
Address
Annesley Road, Hucknall, NG15 7DB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1176 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
51.3%
Girls
48.7%
First language not English
4.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
18.1%
Persistent absence
17.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.1%
Unclassified 4.9%
Mixed 4.3%
Other White 1.9%
African 1.6%
Other Asian 1%
Indian 0.9%
Chinese 0.5%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.1
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.01
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 26%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 39%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 43.6
Local authority average 46.2
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.78
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Music Studies (General)Technical Award6
Sports StudiesTechnical Award65
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award24
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE23
BiologyGCSE26
ChemistryGCSE26
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE24
Design & TechnologyGCSE13
English LanguageGCSE237
English LiteratureGCSE234
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The National CofE Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
207
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
275
2nd preference
154
3rd preference
43
From another Local Authority
12
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
205
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
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 classes20.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
211
109
102
Year 8
209
124
85
Year 9
210
95
115
Year 10
209
96
113
Year 11
206
107
99
Year 12
63
37
26
Year 13
68
35
33
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
83.0%
83.4%
86.5%
Further education
45.0%
36.9%
34.7%
School sixth form
32.0%
41.3%
37.9%
Sixth form college
5.0%
4.4%
13.1%
Other education destinations
SP
0.8%
0.9%
Entering employment
5.0%
4.4%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
10.0%
5.2%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
6.1%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.9%
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
67.0%
66.8%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
20.0%
25.0%
19.7%
Russell Group
17.0%
22.7%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
1.4%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.5%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
2.0%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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