The Kimberley SchoolThe Holgate Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

The Kimberley School and The Holgate Academy are secondary schools in Nottingham.

  • The Kimberley School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Holgate Academy scores 35 out of 100 (grade F, weak). The Kimberley School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Kimberley School was judged Good and The Holgate Academy was judged Requires improvement.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.0 for The Kimberley School and 34.3 for The Holgate Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at The Kimberley School (54.3 in 2021-22, 51.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Holgate Academy (36.6 in 2021-22, 34.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Kimberley School versus The Holgate Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NottinghamThe Kimberley SchoolNottinghamThe Holgate AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureF35/100
Local ranking12th of 45 in Nottinghamshire Stronger figure44th of 45 in Nottinghamshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,384 1,187
Capacity1,392 1,379
LocationNottingham, NG16 2NJ Nottingham, NG15 6HB
GCSE results
Attainment 851.0 Stronger figure34.3 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths50.0% Stronger figure20.3% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths80.4% Stronger figure38.2% 64.8%
Entering EBacc24.3% Stronger figure22.6% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.42 Stronger figure2.85 4.09
Cohort230 212
A-level results
A-level entries87 24
A-level average points34.5 Stronger figure30.3 35.0
A-level average gradeC+ C
Best 3 A-levels points35.4 40.0 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects25.0% 25.0% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,384 1,187
Free school meals (ever 6)20.6% 38.2%
English as an additional language3.8% 4.5%
SEN support7.7% 12.1%
SEN with an EHC plan0.9% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence7.1% Stronger figure11.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence18.6% Stronger figure32.1% 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.

The Kimberley School

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