Fernwood SchoolBramcote College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Nottingham.
Summary of the comparison
Fernwood School and Bramcote College are secondary schools in Nottingham.
Fernwood School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Bramcote College scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Fernwood School is ahead on our composite score.
Fernwood School was judged Outstanding and Bramcote College was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 53.8 for Fernwood School and 51.3 for Bramcote College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Fernwood School (58.0 in 2021-22, 53.8 in 2024-25) and has risen at Bramcote College (46.6 in 2021-22, 51.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | NottinghamFernwood School | NottinghamBramcote College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B77/100Stronger figure | C61/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 19 in Nottingham | 15th of 45 in Nottinghamshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,536 | 804 | |
| Capacity | 1,500 | 600 | |
| Location | Nottingham, NG8 2FT | Nottingham, NG9 3GA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 53.8 Stronger figure | 51.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 63.0% Stronger figure | 59.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79.8% | 82.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 34.7% Stronger figure | 18.4% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.78 Stronger figure | 4.36 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 297 | 125 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 45 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 34.8 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 35.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 25.7% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,536 | 804 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 20.0% | 25.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 34.2% | 16.3% | |
| SEN support | 8.3% | 14.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.9% | 1.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.5% Stronger figure | 6.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.1% | 14.9% 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
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.
Fernwood School
Bramcote College
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