Fernwood School
Goodwood Road, Wollaton, Nottingham, NG8 2FT
Local ranking1st of 21 secondary schools in Nottingham
Ofsted: Outstanding
Secondary
Phase
1500
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 53.8
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 63.0%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 79.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 34.7%
- EBacc APS
- 4.8
- Cohort Size
- 297
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 91.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1536
- Boys
- 813 (53%)
- Girls
- 723 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1500 (102% full)
- SEND
- 9.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 20.0%
- EAL
- 34.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.9%
- SEN Support
- 8.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 91.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,048/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.5%
- Persistent Absence
- 16.1%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 36.9%
- Asian Pakistani: 15.9%
- White Other: 5.8%
- Other: 5.8%
- Asian Indian: 5.6%
- Asian Chinese: 5.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.6%
- Black Caribbean: 4.6%
36.9%
White British
15.9%
Asian Pakistani
5.8%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136724
- UKPRN
- 10033584
- Establishment No.
- 4064
- Trust
- THE FERNWOOD ACADEMY TRUST