Secondary schools in Nottingham

There are 19 secondary schools in Nottingham, teaching 20,169 pupils. Of the 19 with a score, 6 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 9 do worse.

Best in England Primary schools in Nottingham All schools in Nottingham Places within

Pupils from low-income families43%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools6 of 19scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards3inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)12of those still on old grades

Full or nearly full10 of 19places are under pressure here

Average class size22.2one-teacher classes, January census

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Secondary schools (19)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Fernwood SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16	1,543	18%	Outstanding 2024	89	85 to 92
2	Nottingham Girls' AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18	931	43%	Outstanding 2023	82	77 to 86
3	The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18	1,182	25%	Not inspected	78	71 to 83
4	Nottingham Free SchoolFree school · ages 11-18	699	28%	Good 2022	74	65 to 80
5	Bluecoat Wollaton AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	879	39%	Not inspected	69	60 to 76
6	Nottingham University Academy of Science and TechnologyFree school · ages 11-19	928	35%	Good 2022	68	58 to 76
7	Bluecoat Aspley AcademyAcademy · ages 11-19	1,344	45%	Good 2024	60	49 to 69
8	Park Vale AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	880	45%	Good 2024	44	33 to 54
9	The Nottingham Emmanuel SchoolAcademy · ages 11-19 · West Bridgford	1,108	47%	No overall grade 2025	36	27 to 47
10	Nottingham AcademyAcademy · ages 3-19	1,947	44%	Report card 2026	35	27 to 45
11	Djanogly City AcademyAcademy · ages 11-19	1,270	47%	No overall grade 2024	28	21 to 38
12	The Wells AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	634	47%	Report card 2026	24	18 to 33
13	Farnborough Spencer AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	1,005	43%	Good 2022	22	17 to 30
14	The Oakwood AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	737	42%	Good 2023	22	16 to 30
15	Ellis Guilford SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16	1,171	46%	Good 2023	19	14 to 25
16	Bluecoat Trent AcademyFree school · ages 11-16	1,132	55%	Good 2024	16	8 to 29
17	Nottingham University Samworth AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18	841	52%	Good 2023	14	10 to 19
18	The Bulwell AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18	1,051	56%	Report card 2026	9	6 to 12
19	Bluecoat Beechdale AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	887	68%	Good 2022	8	6 to 12

Secondary schools by town in Nottingham

Nottingham18 schools

Secondary schools in nearby areas

Derbyshire45 schools Lincolnshire55 schools Nottinghamshire46 schools Leicestershire44 schools West Northamptonshire25 schools North Northamptonshire21 schools Leicester21 schools Derby16 schools Rutland3 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.