The Bulwell Academy
Ofsted: Expected
Score
D42
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Nottingham, NG6 8AQ
- Distance
- 3.9km away
The Kimberley School
Newdigate Street, Kimberley, Nottingham, NG16 2NJ
Local ranking13th of 45 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1392
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 29 September 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 49.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 51.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 73.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 233
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 78.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 11.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 84.0%
- Higher education
- 47.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 10.0%
- Employment
- 27.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
34.5
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
35.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
87
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 25.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 34.4
- 16-18 Cohort
- 178
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1384
- Boys
- 692 (50%)
- Girls
- 701 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1392 (100% full)
- SEND
- 8.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 20.6%
- EAL
- 3.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.9%
- SEN Support
- 7.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 80.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,161/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 18.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 87.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.2%
- White Other: 1.7%
- Mixed Other: 1.5%
- Asian Chinese: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.2%
- Black African: 1.2%
- Asian Other: 0.9%
87.1%
White British
2.2%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
1.7%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Newdigate Street
Nottingham, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 138641
- UKPRN
- 10038669
- Establishment No.
- 4226
- Trust
- EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST
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