Which school has the best GCSE results in Nottinghamshire?

On 2026 Attainment 8, The West Bridgford School tops the table in Nottinghamshire with 61.4, against an England average of 46.2. Attainment 8 rewards intake as well as teaching, so compare a school's grade 5+ pass rate and, where published, its Progress 8 before reading the rank as a verdict.

When are the 2026 GCSE results for Nottinghamshire schools published?

Pupils receive their results in August, but school-by-school figures come from the DfE performance tables, which publish provisional results in the autumn (usually mid-October) and revised figures early in the new year. This table shows 2026 results, the 2025/26 academic year, and updates when the next release is imported.

What is Attainment 8?

Attainment 8 is the DfE's headline GCSE measure: the average points a school's pupils achieved across eight qualifications, with English and maths counted twice. A score of 50 means pupils averaged roughly a grade 5 across those subjects. No Progress 8 exists for 2026 because these pupils sat no Key Stage 2 tests in 2021.

Why does a school in Nottinghamshire show no GCSE results?

A school has no published figure when it had no Year 11 cohort in the year (a new school, or one that opened with younger year groups), when it converted to an academy and the DfE published results under its previous identity, or when it is independent and its pupils sat IGCSE, Pre-U or IB qualifications that the DfE tables do not count. Independent schools with a published figure are listed separately and unranked for that reason.

Nottinghamshire GCSE results 2026: secondary school league table

61 state secondary schools in Nottinghamshire ranked on their 2026 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2025/26 academic year, the latest DfE has published for every school), with grade 7+, grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, cohort size for each school against the England average. 6 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.

County 61 state secondary schools 2025/26 results

Secondary schools in Nottinghamshire ranked on Attainment 8

61 of 61 schools have published 2026 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2025/26.

Secondary schools in Nottinghamshire ranked on Attainment 8, 2026 results
Rank	School	Attainment 8	Grade 7+ English & maths	Grade 5+ English & maths	Grade 4+ English & maths	EBacc APS	Pupils
–	England average	46.2	14%	46%	65%	–	–
1	The West Bridgford School Nottingham · Academy converter	61.4	33%	77%	88%	–	268
2	Rushcliffe Spencer Academy Nottingham · Academy converter	58.3	30%	74%	85%	–	295
3 , up 4 places since 2025	Carlton le Willows Academy Gedling · Academy converter	56.5	30%	76%	86%	–	284
4	The Minster School Southwell · Academy converter	55.5	23%	63%	82%	–	240
5 , down 1 place since 2025	Toot Hill School Nottingham · Academy converter	55.2	22%	70%	87%	–	303
6 , up 2 places since 2025	Fernwood School Nottingham · Academy converter	54.6	23%	66%	79%	–	307
7 , down 1 place since 2025	The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy Nottingham · Academy converter	54.4	12%	60%	79%	–	192
8 , up 15 places since 2025	Bluecoat Wollaton Academy Nottingham · Academy converter	53.4	22%	59%	75%	–	148
9	Alderman White School Nottingham · Academy converter	53.2	21%	64%	76%	–	151
10 , up 1 place since 2025	South Nottinghamshire Academy Nottingham · Academy sponsor led	52.9	24%	52%	75%	–	153
11	George Spencer Academy Nottingham · Academy converter	52.6	24%	60%	78%	–	272
12 , down 9 places since 2025	The Becket School West Bridgford · Academy converter	52.3	16%	56%	78%	–	177
13 , up 1 place since 2025	Nottingham Free School Nottingham · Free schools	52.0	17%	61%	80%	–	116
14= , down 1 place since 2025	All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy Mansfield · Academy converter	51.5	14%	52%	71%	–	191
14= , up 2 places since 2025	Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology Nottingham · Free schools	51.5	21%	63%	84%	–	122
16 , down 6 places since 2025	The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form Nottingham · Academy converter	51.3	18%	55%	70%	–	168
17 , down 2 places since 2025	Bramcote College Nottingham · Academy converter	50.7	17%	51%	67%	–	121
18 , up 3 places since 2025	Chilwell School Nottingham · Foundation school	50.3	20%	58%	70%	–	178
19 , up 16 places since 2025	Carlton Academy Nottingham · Academy sponsor led	50.2	18%	53%	71%	–	225
20 , down 3 places since 2025	The Kimberley School Nottingham · Academy converter	49.6	15%	51%	73%	–	233
21 , down 2 places since 2025	East Leake Academy Loughborough · Academy converter	49.5	13%	50%	75%	–	189
22 , up 4 places since 2025	Colonel Frank Seely Academy Nottingham · Academy sponsor led	49.2	12%	45%	66%	–	130
23= , down 5 places since 2025	Redhill Academy Nottingham · Academy converter	49.1	14%	46%	65%	–	230
23= , up 10 places since 2025	The Newark Academy Newark · Academy sponsor led	49.1	10%	53%	76%	–	200
25 , up 4 places since 2025	Nottingham Girls' Academy Nottingham · Academy sponsor led	48.8	19%	52%	70%	–	156
26 , up 7 places since 2025	Serlby Park Academy Doncaster · Academy sponsor led	48.7	18%	58%	77%	–	96
27 , down 8 places since 2025	Outwood Academy Valley Worksop · Academy sponsor led	48.1	13%	58%	73%	–	286
28 , down 6 places since 2025	Arnold Hill Spencer Academy Nottingham · Academy converter	47.8	16%	53%	69%	–	263
29 , down 5 places since 2025	Christ The King Voluntary Academy Nottingham · Academy converter	46.8	10%	42%	68%	–	153
30 , down 4 places since 2025	Outwood Academy Portland Worksop · Academy sponsor led	46.6	11%	48%	72%	–	278
31 , up 11 places since 2025	Park Vale Academy Nottingham · Academy sponsor led	46.2	10%	43%	66%	–	160
32 , up 4 places since 2025	The Garibaldi School Mansfield · Academy converter	46.1	15%	49%	68%	–	165
33 , up 10 places since 2025	The National CofE Academy Nottingham · Academy converter	45.9	9%	44%	65%	–	203
34 , down 9 places since 2025	Bluecoat Aspley Academy Nottingham · Academy converter	45.8	16%	48%	63%	–	180
35 , up 4 places since 2025	The Joseph Whitaker School Mansfield · Academy converter	45.7	10%	44%	68%	–	243
36 , down 4 places since 2025	The Brunts Academy Mansfield · Academy converter	45.4	9%	40%	62%	–	265
37 , down 9 places since 2025	Ashfield Comprehensive School Nottingham · Academy converter	45.2	10%	40%	62%	–	404
38 , up 7 places since 2025	The Oakwood Academy Nottingham · Academy sponsor led	44.7	10%	46%	66%	–	140
39 , down 2 places since 2025	The Nottingham Emmanuel School West Bridgford · Academy converter	44.1	14%	37%	59%	–	176
40 , up 9 places since 2025	The Manor Academy Mansfield · Academy converter	43.8	9%	43%	66%	–	228
41 , down 10 places since 2025	Tuxford Academy Newark · Academy converter	43.7	7%	36%	62%	–	242
42 , down 12 places since 2025	The Suthers School Newark · Free schools	43.6	8%	43%	69%	–	119
43 , up 3 places since 2025	The Elizabethan Academy Retford · Academy converter	42.9	9%	46%	60%	–	196
44 , down 6 places since 2025	Meden School Mansfield · Academy sponsor led	42.0	7%	37%	53%	–	191
45 , up 3 places since 2025	Retford Oaks Academy Retford · Academy sponsor led	40.8	9%	36%	52%	–	187
46 , up 10 places since 2025	Outwood Academy Kirkby Nottingham · Academy converter	40.5	1%	34%	53%	–	83
47 , up 10 places since 2025	Magnus Church of England Academy Newark · Academy sponsor led	40.4	5%	37%	53%	–	131
48 , down 7 places since 2025	Hall Park Academy Nottingham · Academy sponsor led	40.3	4%	30%	50%	–	158
49 , up 1 place since 2025	Selston High School Nottingham · Academy converter	40.1	6%	36%	58%	–	170
50= , down 6 places since 2025	Nottingham Academy Nottingham · Academy sponsor led	39.9	6%	30%	49%	–	271
50= , down 3 places since 2025	Nottingham University Samworth Academy Nottingham · Academy sponsor led	39.9	8%	41%	57%	–	152
52 , up 1 place since 2025	Ellis Guilford School Nottingham · Academy sponsor led	39.5	6%	31%	50%	–	242
53 , up 2 places since 2025	Quarrydale Academy Sutton-in-Ashfield · Academy converter	39.3	4%	27%	51%	–	225
54 , down 2 places since 2025	Sutton Community Academy Sutton-in-Ashfield · Academy sponsor led	39.1	4%	32%	50%	–	139
55 , down 15 places since 2025	The Wells Academy Nottingham · Academy sponsor led	38.7	7%	27%	46%	–	124
56 , down 5 places since 2025	Djanogly City Academy Nottingham · Academy sponsor led	37.0	5%	28%	48%	–	222
57= , up 3 places since 2025	Bluecoat Beechdale Academy Nottingham · Academy sponsor led	36.6	3%	20%	42%	–	170
57= , up 2 places since 2025	The Holgate Academy Nottingham · Academy sponsor led	36.6	3%	23%	47%	–	210
59 , down 6 places since 2025	Sherwood Church Academy Mansfield · Academy sponsor led	36.0	5%	23%	40%	–	177
60 , down 2 places since 2025	The Dukeries Academy Newark · Academy sponsor led	32.6	1%	15%	36%	–	138
61	Queen Elizabeth's Academy Mansfield · Academy sponsor led	32.3	3%	21%	40%	–	162

Schools with the same Attainment 8 score share a rank (shown as "=").

Under each rank: the change since the 2025 table, in places gained (+) or lost (−). No figure means the rank is unchanged or the school had no ranked 2025 result.

Independent schools in Nottinghamshire with published GCSE results

Listed as published, not ranked. The DfE tables count only reformed GCSEs, so a school whose pupils sit IGCSE, Pre-U or the IB reports a lower figure than its results merit, or none at all. Compare independent schools on their own published examination results and inspection reports.

School	Attainment 8 (as published)	Grade 5+ English & maths	Pupils
Hollygirt School Nottingham · Other independent school	22.2	0%	29
Jamia Al-Hudaa Residential College Nottingham · Other independent school	47.3	53%	17
Nottingham Girls' High School GDST Other independent school	69.4	86%	65
Nottingham High School Nottingham · Other independent school	51.5	0%	119
Wellow House School Other independent school	40.6	35%	17
Worksop College Worksop · Other independent school	27.8	0%	77

How to read this table

Attainment 8 is the average points a school's pupils achieved across eight GCSE subjects: English and maths (double-weighted), three EBacc subjects (sciences, computing, history, geography, languages) and three further approved qualifications. The DfE publishes it for every state school; the England average for 2026 was 46.2.

Grade 7+ in English and maths is the share of pupils reaching the top grades, 7 to 9, in both; grade 5+ is the "strong pass"; grade 4+ is the "standard pass". The DfE stopped publishing EBacc entry and the EBacc average point score from the 2025/26 results, so that column is empty for 2026.

Progress 8 is not shown: the DfE published no Progress 8 for 2026 because these pupils sat no Key Stage 2 tests in 2021, the baseline it is measured from. Attainment 8 rewards intake as well as teaching, so a selective school will usually top an attainment-only table.

Ranks are shared where scores tie. Schools are ranked here on published results alone; our composite score, which also weighs Ofsted inspection, progress and attendance, orders the same schools on the best secondary schools page.

See the best secondary schools in Nottinghamshire on our composite score

Nottinghamshire GCSE results 2026: secondary school league table

Secondary schools in Nottinghamshire ranked on Attainment 8

Independent schools in Nottinghamshire with published GCSE results

More about schools in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire GCSE results: common questions