Nottingham AcademySouth Nottinghamshire Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Nottingham.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Nottingham Academy and South Nottinghamshire Academy in Nottingham.

  • Nottingham Academy scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and South Nottinghamshire Academy scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). South Nottinghamshire Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Nottingham Academy was judged the expected standard and South Nottinghamshire Academy was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.1 for Nottingham Academy and 51.7 for South Nottinghamshire Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Nottingham Academy (38.4 in 2021-22, 42.1 in 2024-25) and has fallen at South Nottinghamshire Academy (55.4 in 2021-22, 51.7 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Nottingham Academy versus South Nottinghamshire Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NottinghamNottingham AcademyNottinghamSouth Nottinghamshire AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD51/100C64/100Stronger figure
Local ranking11th of 19 in Nottingham 10th of 45 in Nottinghamshire
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhaseAll-through Secondary
Age range3-19 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll2,121 952
Capacity2,570 750
LocationNottingham, NG3 7EB Nottingham, NG12 2FQ
GCSE results
Attainment 842.1 51.7 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths35.9% 56.6% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths56.1% 81.4% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc5.9% 66.9% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.39 4.76 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort287 145
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard47.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard5.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 Not reported105.0
A-level results
A-level entries48 49
A-level average points23.2 35.5 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeD+ B-
Best 3 A-levels points22.7 35.6 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects0.0% 8.2% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census2,121 952
Free school meals (ever 6)44.9% 20.8%
English as an additional language44.5% 7.2%
SEN support10.8% 8.1%
SEN with an EHC plan1.0% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence9.2% 6.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence28.6% 18.4% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Nottingham Academy

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