Djanogly City AcademyNottingham Free School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Nottingham.
Summary of the comparison
Djanogly City Academy and Nottingham Free School are secondary schools in Nottingham.
Djanogly City Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Nottingham Free School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Nottingham Free School is ahead on our composite score.
Djanogly City Academy was judged the expected standard and Nottingham Free School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 38.0 for Djanogly City Academy and 51.5 for Nottingham Free School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Djanogly City Academy (42.6 in 2021-22, 38.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Nottingham Free School (54.3 in 2021-22, 51.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | NottinghamDjanogly City Academy | NottinghamNottingham Free School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D54/100 | C64/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 9th of 19 in Nottingham | 4th of 19 in Nottingham Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,246 | 673 | |
| Capacity | 750 | 626 | |
| Location | Nottingham, NG7 6ND | Nottingham, NG5 1EB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 38.0 | 51.5 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30.3% | 54.6% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 47.2% | 79.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 27.3% | 64.7% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.39 | 4.84 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 231 | 119 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 43 | 31 | |
| A-level average points | 26.9 | 31.1 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 28.6 | 29.8 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | 9.7% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,246 | 673 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 49.0% | 27.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 77.2% | 17.4% | |
| SEN support | 12.8% | 10.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.4% | 1.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.3% | 5.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 30.0% | 12.7% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Djanogly City Academy
Nottingham Free School
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